Born Titvs Flavivs Vaspasianvs (sometimes Vespasianvs) on April 7th, 769(16) in Fanum Fortunae, in the Marche country near Pesaro Italia. His father, Titvs Flavivs Marcvs, was an equestrian who worked as a money-lender on a small scale in Aventicvm, Raetia (755-774), and later a customs official in the province of Asia where Vespasian lived for some time. His mother, Vespasia Pollio, was the sister of a Senator. In propaganda artwork Vaspasian was noted to prefer realism over Augustus' and Carico's idealism.