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Thanks great doco. Caligula had a difficult upbringing, for a good deal of the time he was a virtual prisoner of Tiberius. There were reports that to get a clean transition of power he chose his moment and smothered his uncle in his palace on Capri. I have also read that Caligula's proposed appointment of his horse to the consulate was a pointed 'poke in the eye' of the equies (knights) class designed to mock their pompous ways.
He started a line of 5 truly great and benevolent leaders that actually ruled fairly and firmly and ushered in the golden age of the empire. 100 years of good leadership, pure desires and competent managment lead by men who never let their power change who they were, ending in Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher king. If only he saw what his son truly was... 😢 They truly cared about the people of the empire, and strived to actually make life better. They showed what absolute power in the hands of truly pure and benevolent leaders can really do. It ushered in a period of peace and prosperity for the empire (obviously discounting romes external enemies). It takes something truly special for that to happen. Nerva halted the civil wars and political turmoil that had plagued Rome since Caesar and finally established a way to make the empire work.
This is certainly not a very well-known or fashionable Roman emperor. Nerva is generally eclipsed by bestial emperors (Caligula and Nero), by emperors who stood out for their high virtues (Marcus Aurelius and Trajan), for their weaknesses (Claudius) or for their ability to reinvent Rome after a civil war (Augustus and Vespasian). Nerva appears to have been politically skillful and ruthless, otherwise he would not have risen to the position of emperor. But nothing indicates that Nerva was bloodthirsty or especially wicked, otherwise he would be as famous as Nero and Caligula. We must assume that Nerva enjoyed some prestige among the Roman military, as this had already become an essential key to Roman politics.
Nerva put Rome on the correct road for the next 80 years. He established a presidence that lasted for a long time where the Senate had just about the correct amount of power and prestige.
They showed us at our best. They embodied our greatest virtues. The 5 good emperors were the best of us, in the right place, at the right time. They are what good people can do with unlimited power.
HBO series Rome triggered an interest in Roman rulers. With that was one reading the companion book published with a BBC sanction. The People Profile UA-cam franchise demonstrates consistent factually trustworthy information regarding Roman rulers. As it displays an equal standard regarding other people with historical significance.
"...please let us know in the comments section..." Ok. Writ large between the lines - first Gay Emporer of Imperial Rome. Sounds like a smooth operator. Good on him. BTW. Great video which gained one new subscriber, although the RP narration grates just a tad.
Nerva reigned only two years. But it was long enough to restore a great measure of political stability to Rome. His greatest accomplishment was to appoint a highly capable successor, Trajan. Nerva thus initiated the effective Roman custom of the emperor appointing a capable successor. The tragedy was emperor Marcus Aurelius breaking the tradition by appointing his dissolute, reprobate son, Commodus, as successor. That Commodus was completely unlike his wise father lends more to the wide suspicion that Commodus' real father was a gladiator whom Marcus' wife allegedly enjoyed a sexual experience known today as, a one-night stand. Marcus Aurelius remains an admired Roman emperor today. Yet few know that Marcus Aurelius was behind a renewal of Christian persecution during his reign.
I know it's the accent this fella has, but I find myself screaming 'goddammit!! There is no L in Nero's name! It's NERO . NOT NERLO!' rolling your tongue while speaking English has to be the most excessively unnecessary affectation you can intentionally do while speaking it.
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Any good biography on this channel of a Roman Emperor is always worth a thorough viewing.
I know nothing about Nerva, so I'm grateful for this new documentary
You will have only stories about bad people like Nero
It seems they don't know a lot about him either.
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A facinating glimpse into one of the lesser known emperors....thank you
Babe wake up, peoples profiles dropped another roman video.
Up until now, Nerva was just a name in a list of emperors to me. Thank you for making such a detailed documentary about him.
Underrated emperor. He solved the sucession problem, and Rome was great for about 100 years.
The 5 good emperors.
It showed what was possible when good, competent leaders are chosen to give power too.
Thanks guys. Always good to learn something new
And by adopting Trajan, Nerva did probably the best decision of his rule(he was forced yea, but still...). Trajan was the Optimus Princeps.
Thanks great doco.
Caligula had a difficult upbringing, for a good deal of the time he was a virtual prisoner of Tiberius. There were reports that to get a clean transition of power he chose his moment and smothered his uncle in his palace on Capri.
I have also read that Caligula's proposed appointment of his horse to the consulate was a pointed 'poke in the eye' of the equies (knights) class designed to mock their pompous ways.
Glad we are getting videos on all the Roman Emperors, am kinda sad you guys left out the year of the 4 emperors
Surely, they did Vespasian already?
The year of the 4 emperors was covered in a video about one of the emperors (I forget which one exactly. Might have been Vespasian’s)
There are alot of great titles in history however to be one of the five good emperors just seems extra special in some way
Thanks For this Guys! Love your Rome videos 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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isolated , huh?
Do you have a horse as mayor?
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We prefer it that way.
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Ha, nope.
Margaret Doud has been our mayor for 50 years now.
This was so awesome and amazing.
I always liked the idea of him being a spymaster. He's a great character in Simon Scarrow's novels.
Nerva seems like one of the few emperors you could argue was an actually decent person. He seemed surprisingly fair for his position.
He started a line of 5 truly great and benevolent leaders that actually ruled fairly and firmly and ushered in the golden age of the empire. 100 years of good leadership, pure desires and competent managment lead by men who never let their power change who they were, ending in Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher king.
If only he saw what his son truly was... 😢
They truly cared about the people of the empire, and strived to actually make life better. They showed what absolute power in the hands of truly pure and benevolent leaders can really do. It ushered in a period of peace and prosperity for the empire (obviously discounting romes external enemies).
It takes something truly special for that to happen. Nerva halted the civil wars and political turmoil that had plagued Rome since Caesar and finally established a way to make the empire work.
Excellent presentation indeed. Thx
This is certainly not a very well-known or fashionable Roman emperor. Nerva is generally eclipsed by bestial emperors (Caligula and Nero), by emperors who stood out for their high virtues (Marcus Aurelius and Trajan), for their weaknesses (Claudius) or for their ability to reinvent Rome after a civil war (Augustus and Vespasian). Nerva appears to have been politically skillful and ruthless, otherwise he would not have risen to the position of emperor. But nothing indicates that Nerva was bloodthirsty or especially wicked, otherwise he would be as famous as Nero and Caligula. We must assume that Nerva enjoyed some prestige among the Roman military, as this had already become an essential key to Roman politics.
Enjoyed this
Very informative, but THANK JEBUS for the ability to increase the playback speed…
Excellent!
Nerva put Rome on the correct road for the next 80 years. He established a presidence that lasted for a long time where the Senate had just about the correct amount of power and prestige.
I think Nerva was just a powerless emperor who couldn't control the army and had to ask for help by choosing Trajan as his successor to save his life.
He sounds like an amazing emperor
The next video is Emperor Trajan. Please upload
Ave Divus Nerva!
Truth be told he wasn't actually good only good thing that he did is adopt Trajan to be his heir
And he was essentially forced into the decision anyways. But hey, give the guy some credit for the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty 🤣
Fantastic video can you do Merian C Cooper and Jack Kirby
Strangely comforting to know they were but human 😊
They showed us at our best. They embodied our greatest virtues. The 5 good emperors were the best of us, in the right place, at the right time. They are what good people can do with unlimited power.
HBO series Rome triggered an interest in Roman rulers. With that was one reading the companion book published with a BBC sanction. The People Profile UA-cam franchise demonstrates consistent factually trustworthy information regarding Roman rulers. As it displays an equal standard regarding other people with historical significance.
BBC is not to be trusted regarding anything historical - they are currently 'blackwashing' British history in the most shameful ideological manner.
"...please let us know in the comments section..." Ok. Writ large between the lines - first Gay Emporer of Imperial Rome. Sounds like a smooth operator. Good on him.
BTW. Great video which gained one new subscriber, although the RP narration grates just a tad.
Embarrassed to say i have never even heard of this emperor
Now you have.
Same here.
Nerva reigned only two years. But it was long enough to restore a great measure of political stability to Rome. His greatest accomplishment was to appoint a highly capable successor, Trajan. Nerva thus initiated the effective Roman custom of the emperor appointing a capable successor. The tragedy was emperor Marcus Aurelius breaking the tradition by appointing his dissolute, reprobate son, Commodus, as successor. That Commodus was completely unlike his wise father lends more to the wide suspicion that Commodus' real father was a gladiator whom Marcus' wife allegedly enjoyed a sexual experience known today as, a one-night stand.
Marcus Aurelius remains an admired Roman emperor today. Yet few know that Marcus Aurelius was behind a renewal of Christian persecution during his reign.
I would like to know more about the narrator of this and other PP titles. Please?
Marcus “Coachella’s Nerva my dude
Historians tend to gloss over the good ones and concentrate on the bad ones.
Do Antoninus pius next pls.
Love your videos. Please look into general Sherman.
Your new empire?
I would elect Nerva over the president of most nations in the world today.
Hello I love you good night 🌉
Nerva?
I know it's the accent this fella has, but I find myself screaming 'goddammit!! There is no L in Nero's name! It's NERO . NOT NERLO!' rolling your tongue while speaking English has to be the most excessively unnecessary affectation you can intentionally do while speaking it.
Pronouncing Roman emperors names in english ist a butchering itself
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Good content, but the narrator just destroys this program with over-dramatic, pontification.
If its an elderly Cambridge or Oxford Don.. its entirely appropriate.
It's called being English.