And after this I looked, and behold, the middle head also suddenly disappeared, just as the wings had done: Like all the Roman emperors before him, Vespasian died. For I looked, and behold, see 2Esdras 11.2. Good News Bible has a good model for this verse.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.