Birth Name: Titus Flavius Vespasianus
Name as Emperor: Titus Flavius Caesar Vespasianus Augustus
Imperial Name: Imperator Titus Caesar Augustu
Nickname: Titus
Father: Vespasian (Roman Emperor)
Mother: Domitilla
Brother: Domitian (Roman Emperor following Titus)
Wife: Arrecina Tertulla (d.)
Wife: Marcia Furnilla (one daughter, div.)
Daughter: Julia Flavia (mistress of Domitian)
Mistress: Berenice of Cilicia
Date of Birth: 30 December 39
Birth Place: Rome, Italy
Date of Death: 13 September 81 (aged 41)
Death Place: Rome, Italy
Cause of Death: Fever
Remains: Buried, Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Italy
Gender: Male
Religion: Pagan
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Emperor
Ruled: 24 June 79 – 13 September 81
Nationality: Ancient Rome
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Emperor
Ruled: 24 June 79 – 13 September 81
Nationality: Ancient Rome
Titus was Roman Emperor. He served Rome for just two years, before dying
of a fever. He was born on 30 December 39 in Rome, Italy. The elder son
of Vespasian succeeded his father in his death. From ca. 57 to 59 he was a military
tribune in Germania. In ca. 63 he married Arrecina Tertulla. She died
c. 65. Then Titus married Marcia Furnilla whose family was closely linked to
the opposition to Nero.
He served in Britain and in Germany and captured and destroyed
Jerusalem in 70. He came into power after his father's death on 24 June 79. Titus Flavius Vespasianus died on 13 September 81. His brother, Domitian became the new emperor. He was buried at the Mausoleum of Augustus, Rome, Italy.
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