He was born at Flavia Neapolis ( today Nablus ) in Palestine into a pagan family, and defined himself as a Gentile.

Justin wrote that nearly all the Samaritans in his time were adherents of a certain Simon of Gitta, a village not far from Flavia Neapolis.

* Foundation of Flavia Neapolis ( Nablus ).

Founded by the Roman Emperor Vespasian in 72 CE as Flavia Neapolis, Nablus has been ruled by many empires over the course of its almost 2, 000-year-long history.

The site of Shechem in patristic sources is almost invariably identified with or located close to the town of Nablus / Flavia Neapolis.

In A. D. 72, a new city, Flavia Neapolis, was built by Vespasian a 2 kilometers to the west of the old one.

Marinus ( Greek: Μαρίνος ὁ Νεαπολίτης ) was a Neoplatonist philosopher born in Flavia Neapolis ( modern Nablus ), Palestine in around 450 AD.

* Flavia Neapolis, an ancient name of Nablus, Palestine

The Romans rebuilt the road as via XVIII or Via Nova and refounded the Celtiberian port as Iria Flavia (" Flavian Iria ") to complement Vespasian.

* In 1960 Lancia's flat-four water-cooled engine debuted for the Lancia Flavia model, first Italian front-wheel drive car, like 1500 cc coupé version and during the years become a 2000 cc with when was mounted the first electronic Injection by Bosch in 1970 in a flat four engine, Lancia also rebuild a new big flat-four engine in 1976, 2484 cc, for his upper size model Lancia Gamma.

Constantine's father later had to divorce her for political reasons, specifically, to marry Flavia Maximiana Theodora, the daughter of Maximian, in order to secure his alliance with his new father-in-law.

There Marcus Aurelius had intended to form a new province under governor Aulus Julius Pompilius Piso, commander of I Italica and IV Flavia Felix, but the revolt of Avidius Cassius in the East prevented the formation of the new province.

Between 101 and 106, under the new emperor's command, I Adiutrix, along with IV Flavia Felix and XIII Gemina, conquered Dacia and occupied the newly formed province.

In this period the city began to expand outside the walls, and new quarters ( Santa Flavia, San Rocco degli Zingari and San Francesco, which included the medieval village of Arab origin ) were created.

Lancia introduced its new aluminum flat-4 engine in 1960 for the Flavia.

Replacing the 2. 0 L pushrod engine used in the Flavia, the new 2. 0 L OHC ( 1999 cc ) engine produced @ 5500rpm and torque @ 3500rpm.

In 360, the Sassanid King Shapur II attacked and conquered the Roman fortified city of Bezabde ( modern Cizre, in Turkey ), which was defended by II Partica, II Armeniaca and II Flavia Virtutis.

During the 5th century, the city was the camp of Legio II Flavia Constantia.

Evidence from coinage reveals that Caligula helped the city ; under Vespasian, Philadelphia received his cognomen, Flavia.

II Armeniaca was stationed in Bezabde with II Flavia Virtutis and II Parthica, when Shapur II besieged and conquered the city, killing many of the inhabitants.

* Winter – The widowed emperor Theodosius I takes Valentinian II in protection and marries his sister Flavia Galla.

In size, it is approximately equivalent to Nero's Golden House in Rome or to the Roman villa at Piazza Armerina in Sicily, and in plan it closely mirrors the basic organisation of the emperor Domitian's palace, the Domus Flavia, completed in AD 92 upon the Palatine Hill in Rome.

* Julia Flavia, daughter of emperor Titus

* Helena of Constantinople or Flavia Julia Helena mother of emperor Constantine I

Miles Russell, however, has suggested that, as the main constructional phase of the palace proper at Fishbourne seems to have been in the early AD 90s, during the reign of the emperor Domitian who built the Domus Flavia, a palace of similar design upon the Palatine Hill in Rome, Fishbourne may instead have been built for Sallustius Lucullus, a Roman governor of Britain of the late 1st century.

* Flavia Julia Constantia, daughter of Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus and Flavia Maximiana Theodora

Hispellum received the name of Flavia Constans by a rescript of the emperor Constantine, a copy of which on a marble tablet is still preserved at the Communal Palace of Spello.

Domitian was born in Rome on 24 October 51, the youngest son of Titus Flavius Vespasianus — commonly known as Vespasian — and Flavia Domitilla Major.

During this period he married Flavia Domitilla, the daughter of Flavius Liberalis from Ferentium and the mistress of Statilius Capella, a Roman knight.

* Titus Flavius Sabinus, married with Julia Flavia and executed by Domitian

The name " Amphitheatrum Flavium " derives from both Vespasian's and Titus's family name ( Flavius, from the gens Flavia ).

After the end of the popular Flavian dynasty of emperors, Flavius / Flavia became a praenomen, common especially among royalty: the adoption of this praenomen by Constantine I set a precedent for some imperial dynasties, such as Justinian dynasty and in the official names of high-ranking officials ( Aëtius, Belisarius ).

The given name still exists in romance languages, such as the Romanian Flavius or Flaviu, feminine Flavia, and Portuguese Flávio, feminine Flávia.

Later she married her second paternal cousin T. Flavius Sabinus, brother to consul T. Flavius Clemens, who married her first cousin Flavia Domitilla.

Vespasian attempted to arrange a dynastic marriage between his youngest son and the daughter of Titus, Julia Flavia, but Domitian was adamant in his love for Domitia Longina, going so far as to persuade her husband, Lucius Aelius Lamia, to divorce her so that Domitian could marry her himself.

For reasons unknown, Domitian briefly exiled Domitia, and then soon recalled her, either out of love or due to rumours that he was carrying on a relationship with his niece Julia Flavia.

The murder itself was carried out by a freedman of Parthenius named Maximus, and a steward of Domitian's niece Flavia Domitilla, named Stephanus.

The area was later attributed to the bishopric of Iria Flavia in the 6th century, in the partition usually known as Parochiale Suevorum, ordered by king Theodemar.

There he was beheaded, but his disciples managed to get his body to Jaffa, where they found a marvelous stone ship which miraculously conduced them and the apostle's body to Iria Flavia, back in Galicia.

One such family was the gens Flavia, which rose from relative obscurity to prominence in just four generations, acquiring wealth and status under the Emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.

The only one known to have survived to adulthood was Julia Flavia, perhaps Titus's child by Arrecina, whose mother was also named Julia.

The result was the division of Upper Britannia into Maxima Caesariensis and Britannia Prima, while Flavia Caesariensis and Britannia Secunda were carved out of Lower Britannia.

Gratian was first married to Flavia Maxima Constantia, daughter of Constantius II.

Suetonius says that after the death of Vespasian's wife Flavia Domitilla, Caenis was his wife in all but name until her death in AD 74.

At the French Open, Williams was seeded eighth but was eliminated by 26th-seeded Italian Flavia Pennetta in the third round.

The translation of his relics from Judea to Galicia in the northwest of Iberia was effected, in legend, by a series of miraculous happenings: decapitated in Jerusalem with a sword by Herod Agrippa himself, his body was taken up by angels, and sailed in a rudderless, unattended boat to Iria Flavia in Iberia, where a massive rock closed around his relics, which were later removed to Compostela.

The legion was disbanded in 70, but reconstituted shortly afterwards under the name of Legio IIII Flavia Felix.

XVI Gallica was reconstituted with the name of Legio XVI Flavia Firma.

Bliss Knapp ( June 7, 1877 – March 14, 1958 ), the son of Ira O. and Flavia S. Knapp, students of Mary Baker Eddy, was an early Christian Science lecturer, practitioner, teacher and the author of the highly controversial book, The Destiny of the Mother Church.

For reasons unknown, Domitian briefly exiled Domitia, and then soon recalled her, either out of love or amidst rumours he was carrying on a relationship with his niece Julia Flavia.