Titus Flavius Vespasianus

Vespasian, Titus Flavius Vespasianus (17 November 9 – 24 June 79 AD) was Roman emperor from 69 – 79 AD.

Quotes

  • Pecunia non olet.

translation:

  • Money does not smell.
    • Chmaber's Dictionary of Quotations, p. 879-880, attributed "His son Titus had objected to a tax on the contents of the city's urinals (used by fullers). Quoted in Suetonius Vespasian, chapter 23.
  • Chmaber's Dictionary of Quotations, 1996
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