Life of Emperor Vespasian #9 - The Citizens Emperor, Roman History Documentary Series
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- Опубліковано 18 бер 2020
- Emperor Vespasian was a self-made man who was loved by the Roman people and his successors. He was able to save the Empire after the crash of the Julio-Claudian dynasty! He has been called the Citizens Emperor, a man of the people. In this video, we dig into his life and exploits.
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Annals and Histories - (Tacitus)
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The Twelve Caesars - (Suetonius)
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Dio's Roman history - (Cassius Dio)
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69 AD: The Year of Four Emperors - (Gwyn Morgan)
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From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome from 133 BC to AD 68 - (H. H. Scullard)
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Rome - (Chris Scarre):
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Vespassian was one of the best emperors
if we are leaving Octavian and Traian aside( they are in their own great league), imho, Vespasian was the best emperor of the first 200 years of the empire
The best , I breed mules myself .
@@mircearusticeanu6475 The last 200 years of the empire in the west, was apocalyptic.
What is it with "muleteers" being good generals for Rome? One of Marcus Antonius' generals was "muleteer" by the name of Publius Ventudius. He beat back a Parthians invasion of Syria and Asia Minor, and did it so well (so I have read) that he had basically ended the Parthians threat.
The muleteer did good. Didn't know about the mistress. A lot of the provincial governerships were effectively put up for auction. At the very least you would have to do some expensive lobbying. I'm more inclined to think his appointment was a move by Agrippina to first sideline and then eliminate him.
Excellent video. Although I hoped that you would mention the, to us quite hilarious, reason for his death: excessive diarrhea! It must've been one of the "smelliest" deathbeds of any Roman emperors.
Vespasian: (to his son at Jerusalem) as an emperor, do your thing.
Vespasian at Rome: you piss, you pay
Did Vespasian occupied all the positions on the curus honorum including the Tribune? If so, then he would have a lot of experience and could be consider as a competent administrator and knew that having friends in all places was better than only having power and the money. Additionally,his early military achievements showed that he could lead in battles.
Need a break from my home studies to hear about something I'm really interested in. Nice work!
Thanks a lot! Yeah make sure too take many breaks, it's the only way to stay productive ;)
it seems that this Emperor is more like a dad who cracks dad jokes at times just to prove a point.
And yet I still believe he I Underrated and gets virtually omitted amongst talk of Rome's VERY good and great emperors
Excelent video keep up the great work! I can´t wait till you get to the five good emperors it`s gonna be lit!!!!
You and me both! Only the two Flavians left :) Thanks for the sub 😉
63 AD
The Senate: Okay, Vespasian. You get to be Proconsul of Africa. Go and enrich yourself.
Vespasian: No, I'll make friends.
Senate: It won't benefit you...
6 years later:
Vespasian: See Senate? The real claim to power was the friends I made along the way.
Great video and I see that your a fan of Julian...me too!
Thanks Ege! Yeah I really like Julian, one of the most fascinating Emoperors 😉
Really love these videos. Learning so much history.
Glad you like them Frank =)
@@TheSPQRHistorian Can you eventually do Trajan, Sulla, Crassus and so on?
@@franksmith6351 Right now I'm working on Domitian, after that it will be Nerva and then Trajan. I will eventually do Sulla, Crassus and other great leaders during the republican era
@@TheSPQRHistorian Nice bro. I know there are so many different guys to do. Such a rich history to go thru.
great work! I love this
Vespasian and I have the same birthday...wild
I knew JESUS wasn't Real
He probably started snoring at one Nero’s concerts🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm Happy you are back!! really loved all your Emperors in depth past videos! fantastic job!
Thanks Matt!
Great work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Continue the great work!
Thanks Jordanian, will do!
I have to say u diserve way more vieuws like 2000000, your doing good work dont give up
One of my favourite Emperors
Welcome back
Thanks =)
Probably my favorite emperor, what an amazing life!!!!
thank you
Vespasian Titus flavius the real best my beloved big brother of mine i love him so much 😍❣️😍🤩😍🤩
i found one of his coins in a field in alderton in 2004 a silver denarius its one of my most treasured possession's
I bought one today!
If you like reading and are interested in Vespasian. Try the books of Robert Fabbri. Amazing books.
For a wonderful novel about the era of Nero and rise of Vespasian, read The Roman by Finnish author Mika Waltari.
I thought that was Trump for a second lol 6:39
For some reason, he always reminds me of Oliver Cromwell - painted warts and all. Vespasian also had a bluff, no-nonsense approach that rejected all that Neronian excess. Some call him a 'bourgeois' emperor.
Hi! Can you upload in the description section a transcription of the audio? Thank you for the videos!
Are you going to finish in 1453 or 476
Pls 1453
All the way to 1453 ;)
SPQR History Great!
Great videos!!! I hope you can also make a video about the Batavians who rebelled during the year of the four emperors because of the troubles caused by this Roman civil war, this was called the Batavian Revolt.
The byzantine Empire never existed, it was always the Roman Empire.
I like your videos but, I can only understand about 70% of what your are saying.
I like to call Vespasian as the "emperor boomer"
The Boomer Dad Emperor
@@TheSPQRHistorian the emperor who makes dad boomer jokes
Pity he can't run in 2024.....
That creation of the Jesus Christ figure was also a pretty big accomplishment😁
Ave Divus Vespanianus!
Vespasian: (needs to pee) uh where is the restroom?
Me: you pee, you pay
Vespasian: eh...
Me: even you are an emperor, you need to abide the rules. Now pay to pee.
He was a very good emperor besides some facts
Also Nero foolishly killed his best general shortly before the revolt so he didn't have many options at the time.
Here, smell this coin 🪙
Vespasian actually came west To what is now Wales he did not go to Cornwall. there are many stones marked Legit11 Augusta right across South Wales , there are many Burials of the Legit11 and Legit IX between Margam and Bontfaen ( Cowbridge) the Major roads to the West were done first, along the Celtic Tribal roads, much of your information is questionable, here we have the Archaeological proof, across South Wales there were 62 Forts and 16 Roman major and minor Towns from Isca Augusta ( Caerleon) to Isca Panelus ( Pembroke), there had been Contact before Julius Caesar arrived nearly 80 years earlier, and for Centuries before that in History from Greeks and Etruscan ships. the Tribes were known.
Very funny is that If Nero had act better in 68 he could have send vespassian to Spain to defeat the rebellion and win the civil war. He then could have adopped TItus and Dominatian as succerors because he had no sons.
im glad im n0t a CHRISTIAN
I like Roman history but this is boring and half-hearted.
Welcome back
Thanks Francisco 😀