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After the suppression of the Batavian revolt, Vespasian still had to deal with the end of the First Jewish–Roman War. Several strongholds of the Jewish resistance had to be conquered, the last one was Masada, which was conquered in 72. In the meanwhile, governor Quintus Petillius Cerialis of Britain wages war against the Brigantes in 71, but he wasn't successful in subduing them completely. Two vassal states on the Roman eastern borders, Commagene and Lesser Armenia were annexed in 72.



Vespasian decided to build a road in Germania to have a quicker route between the Rhine borders and the Danube borders, to be more successful in the defense of the Roman Empire. In 73, parts of southern Germania were annexed to the Roman Empire, in order to build the road in this area.

Governor Sextus Julius Frontinus of Britain subdued the Silures in 74, after a few decades of fighting, but the guerrilla war continued in the years afterwards. The northern neighbours of the Silures, the Ordovices had revolted in the 70s probably.

Sophene, another vassal state on the eastern borders, was annexed in 74. The vassal tribal lands of the Regnenses in Britain were annexed after the death of king Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus in the 70s.



Vespasian named Gnaeus Julius Agricola as governor of Britain in 78. Agricola first settled affairs in the south of the island, subduing the Ordovices. 78 is the probable date that the Dumnonii definitely became Roman. Afterwards, he started a major campaign up north, subduing the Brigantes, the Selgovae and parts of the Votadini in 79.

Vespasian died in 79.