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After this person’s rural Sabine dialect was corrected by Mestrius Florus to pronounce the word “plaustra” instead of “plostra,” this person supposedly addressed Mestrius the next day as “Flaurus,” meaning worthless. (-5[2])This person was banished after falling asleep while listening to a superior’s singing and was pelted with turnips while serving as governor of Africa. Three legions led by this person captured the historian Josephus after (10[1])a successful siege of Yodfat. (10[1])In exchange for his support for the throne, this person arranged for the general Agricola to restore order in Britannia. This (10[1])person defeated Vitellius to become the final emperor (10[1])in the Year (10[1])of the Four Emperors. This emperor began the construction of the Colosseum, which was finished under his son (-5[1])Titus. For 10 points, name this first emperor of the Flavian dynasty. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Vespasian [or Titus Flavius Vespasianus]
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