| constantine | (n) Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337), Syn. Flavius Valerius Constantinus, Constantine the Great, Constantine I |
| domitian | (n) Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian who succeeded his brother Titus; instigated a reign of terror and was assassinated as a tyrant (51-96), Syn. Titus Flavius Domitianus |
| josephus | (n) Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100), Syn. Joseph ben Matthias, Flavius Josephus |
| julian | (n) Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363), Syn. Julian the Apostate, Flavius Claudius Julianus |
| theodosius | (n) the last emperor of a united Roman Empire, he took control of the eastern empire and ended the war with the Visigoths; he became a Christian and in 391 banned all forms of pagan worship (346-395), Syn. Flavius Theodosius, Theodosius I, Theodosius the Great |
| titus | (n) Emperor of Rome; son of Vespasian (39-81), Syn. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Titus Vespasianus Augustus |
| vespasian | (n) Emperor of Rome and founder of the Flavian dynasty who consolidated Roman rule in Germany and Britain and reformed the army and brought prosperity to the empire; began the construction of the Colosseum (9-79), Syn. Titus Flavius Sabinus Vespasianus |
