In that year, Titus—the fifth Roman emperor in 11 years, a ruler with a shaky hold on a simmering populace and no blood claim to his office—opened the Colosseum as a sop. “The Roman people ...

Titus was actually the first Roman emperor to succeed his biological father, initially winning out over his brother. Titus ruled for two years before his demise, apparently from a fever.

The two sons of Vespasian Titus and Domitian (ruled 79 – 81 AD, and 81 – 96 AD respectively) could not have been more different as emperors. Although Titus had a reputation for ruthlessness ...

When Vespasian died, the throne passed to Titus, his eldest son. Although at first he was widely feared, Titus emerged as a calm, fair and generous emperor.