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Twelve Emperors by Suetonius

Vespasian, Chapter 25: Obituary[AD 69-79]
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All agree that he [Note 1] had so much faith in his own horoscope and those of his family, that even after constant conspiracies were made against him he had the assurance to say to the Senate that either his sons [Note 2] would succeed him or he would have no successor. It is also said that he once dreamed that he saw a balance with its beam on a level placed in the middle of the vestibule of the Palace, in one pan of which stood Claudius and Nero and in the other himself and his sons. And the dream came true, since both houses reigned for the same space of time and the same term of years.

Note 1: he = Vespasian
Note 2: sons = Titus and Domitian.