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Subject:	The latest buzz...
Author:	Nanaea (Authenticated as Nanaea)
Date:	February 6, 2002 at 6:49:40 AM
Reply to:	Wild-wild West by Pavlos

Yes, I thought of associating Vespasian with the word vesper, too, but it could also be derived from the Latin word "vespa", meaning "wasp". Considering how a lot of Roman names often had uncomplimentary or even comical meanings, it could be that an early ancestor of Vespasian's was waspish.

-- Nanaea

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