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Titus was born in Rome, probably on 30 December 39 AD, as the eldest son of Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian, and Domitilla the Elder. [2] He had one younger sister, Domitilla the Younger (born 45), and one younger brother, Titus Flavius Domitianus (born 51), commonly referred to as Domitian.
Titus is the patron saint of the United States Army Chaplain Corps. The Corps has established the Order of Titus Award, described by the Department of Defense: Order of Titus award is the only award presented by the Chief of Chaplains to recognize outstanding performance of ministry by chaplains and chaplain assistants.
With the city's fall, Titus ordered its systematic destruction. [59] [60] According to Josephus, Titus "ordered the whole city and temple to be razed to the ground," leaving intact just the three towers of Herod's palace to exhibit the city's former grandeur and the western wall to safeguard the Roman garrison stationed there. However, "all the ...
On the last day of the games, Titus wept openly in view of the public in the amphitheatre. According to Dio, Titus died the following day, after officially dedicating the amphitheatre and the baths. [49] Suetonius says that he had set out for the Sabine territories after the games but collapsed and died at the first posting station. [37]
In February 1668, Titus married the daughter of a silversmith, Magdalena van Loo (1641-1669), related to his aunt in het Bildt. He moved in at her mother's house at Singel and owned quite a few paintings by Adriaen Brouwer. [14] Titus died on 4 September 1668 and was buried three days later. Six months later, the widow gave birth to Titia. [15]
Libby Titus, a singer who recorded two albums in the late 1960s and ’70s before retiring from the music scene, later becoming the wife of Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, died Sunday at age 77. No ...
NC native Titus Hopper — aka Hop The Black Santa — has overcome a brutal tragedy to find happiness as an educator, a dad and a big guy in a red suit. Not long ago, seeing young kids pained him.
The Romans (commanded by Flavius Vespasian and his son Titus, both subsequently Roman emperors) asked the group to surrender, but they refused. According to Josephus's account, he suggested a method of collective suicide; [ 29 ] they drew lots and killed each other, one by one, and Josephus happened to be one of two men that were left who ...