The Untold Story Of Emperor Vespasian | Vespasian | Odyssey
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2021
- Vespasian, one of the Roman Empire's finest emperors remains largely unknown, yet his reign in 1st century AD transitioned a weakening Empire into a period of stability and growth that was the legacy of the other great emperors Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius and Septimius Severus. Vespasian ultimately saved Rome from disaster and made possible the Golden Age of the 2nd century AD.
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Emperor Vespasian's career can be summarized as follows: "fine, I'll do it my self"
Na, "Centurion, hold my beer"
@@bumweaselsr both are excellent :)
The original Dirty Jobs star.
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That would have been an awesome quote from him.
I've always liked the story of Vespasian. Most books give him short shrift, focusing on his arena. Thank you for this
He definitely was an accomplished bad ass.
Anybody who believes that every race, color and creed was represented in Rome in 70 AD is swallowing typical UK propaganda. There is no proof of that assertion.
It would be nice to know how after the first failed attempt to control the city in which he nearly died. A few days later the town ended up jumping from a cliff 🤔
@@semprelazio8864 money
One thing that has always perplexed me is that Nerva (who came after Vespasian, Titus and Domitian) was considered the first of the five good emperors (a term coined by machiavelli) yet Vespasian should also be included in such a list of good emperors.
Well it was Machiavelli who came up with the list remember hahahaha
Nerva benefited from inheriting a perfected tyrant beurocracy and was from the senatorial class.
Further, the traditional aristocracy had been 'refreshed' by Gaius, Nero and Cladius.
The hard work was done and Nerva was from the right team. All he had to do was not implement a 'reign of terror'.
Well probably it's because Domitian was considered to be a not-so-good are even a bad emperor. To call the Vespasian to Marcus Aurelius era the "7 good emperors and one ok one" is a mouthful
@@faustusliviuspraetextatus6773 possibly time to revise Domitian assessment? He did expand the empire.
So he executed a few nobs and got the chop it was Rome baby 😎
@@indyrock8148 I was considering the resources that were available to Machiavelli when he coined the term "five good emperor". Without the benefit of modern historical resources, Machiavelli would surely be led to think that Domitian was not that great.
Today we know that things are not so simple, but alas, the term "five good emperors" is already ingrained.
I also believe that the classification "five good emperors" was also made because Machiavelli was trying to make a point regarding adoption, so even if Domitian was indeed a good emperor, I don't think Machiavelli would still include him in the list.
Vespasian heads my list of favorite emperors, stoked to stumble across this beautifully crafted documentary even if I am a few years late.
Great job. I like the editing style where you use clips of modern day Rome interwoven with clips of the ruins. It doesn't matter that the people we're seeing are sitting in restaurants, getting on buses, driving scooters, etc. The way you've edited it, it still gives the feeling that we're watching Roman people from 2000 years ago because of the narration that goes along with it, and the very timely interspersion of the ruins. It works!
And the guy you got to play Vespasian himself.... perfect!
Agree
Fantastic, thank you.
A lot of documentaries do this
Excellent biography. Masterfully narrated with fine visual accompaniment. A worthy tribute to the great muleteer Emperor.
A man who starts at the bottom. Works his ass off. Stands in the line with his men. Knows how to use paper, and iron. Intellectual and brutally capable.
A true Emperor.
One of the great 4 in my eyes.
Vespasian. Hadrian. Trajan. Who else?
@@AnnhilateTheNihilist To me. Augustus. Vespasian. Trajan, Aurelius.
He was far from a peasant, though he did great things 👌
@@AnnhilateTheNihilist Aurelian.
@@thijshagenbeek8853 agreed top to bottom
A wonderful episode. The first time I have spent time learning about Vespasian - and what a fascinating man he was! Beautifully crafted, this film lays out in logical sequence Vespasian's humble beginnings and his slow rise to the top in a wonderfully entertaining manner. Excellent stuff - I shall join up and watch more.
It is the victor who writes the history.
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This episode is UTTER RUBBISH! Shallow British take on Vespasian and his times -- that's fully loaded with the standard set OF LIES AND IGNORANCE of Roman History cooked up in the Anglo-Saxon mind on the outs.
@@ewrrfewdrfer I don't mind you disagreeing - but rather than just knock the episode and accuse it of a standard set of lies and ignorance, how about you tell us what these lies and ignorance are - and supply evidence! Just shouting about it without providing any proof makes your words look like the ramblings of the deranged.
@@danielshepherd5635 that is why one should not trust Josephus to be entirely factual. Would you trust the words of a traitor who is employed by the victors? However, to discount them entirely could be as big an error as to accept them completely
Truly a man of pure Roman granite I’ve watched this documentary 5 times now unbelievable man of honour and grit !! When I witnessed his sons arch in Rome I was blown away !!
I read a lot about Niro, but it is the 1st time I hear about the incident of Vespesian fällig asleep, while Niro reciting. Very unique documentary. Thanks a lot for the great Job.
Great Documentary. They even found and presented some of the original old black and white footage from the ancient vaults of Alexandria. When you get Romans in monochrome, you know you got quality.
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wtf are u spouting some kind of leszek bullshit?
Bwa ha ha!
Damn provincial! Don’t you know there is technicolour in the catacombs of st peters.
Funius poopus Leszek.
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A wonderful documentary on Vespasian. I had read a little about Vespasian, but this gives me a better understanding of the person who eventually became Emperor of the Roman Empire. The way this was done, it was almost like I was watching how Roman people lived some 2,000 years ago. What a contrast to how people live today. Thank you for this documentary on Vespasian
"Vespasian maybe not household name" Well, there is a city here in Brazil called Vespasiano, in his homage. Also, stunning documentary
Fascinating
Everyone knows Brazil isn't a real place🙄
Saw a documentary about Vespasian. He was probably the last true Roman. He served in many positions in ruling Roman provinces and through his honesty and skills, increased the taxation needed for the Empire. In fact, he grew financially poorer from these posts.
Under Nero, he never, ever presented a threat to him, and Nero left him alone, as he felt the threats to his Throne came from many other sources and there were many. No one thought a "Mule breeder" was royal enough to be an Emperor.
But what happened was that the Parthian Empire started military attacks on the Asian provinces of the Roman Empire. The Roman General, Corbo, stopped and reversed these advances. But Nero felt that Corbo was a threat to him and ordered him to commit suicide, which he did.
Then the Jewish Revolt in Palestine started and Nero had no competent Generals to put it down. Except for Vespasian and his son, Titus.
The rest is History.
The Jewish revolts did not start in Palestine, but in the province of Judaea. The Romans renamed the province Syria-Palaestina in 135 CE, after stamping out the second rebellion, as a punishment, to obliterate the link between the Judaei and the province. Nero died in 68 CE.
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Revolt started in 66 AD and so Nero was the Emperor who dispatched Vespasian and Titus to quell the revolt.
The professor speaks like a poet. Never a wasted word. Who is he?
All wasted words.
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I don't know, but it's from the UK, and they do history. It's their THING. Also, they value intelligence. Nothing like here in the land of the Cult of Ignorance.
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Jimothy.
Roman empire was so powerful at that point that even Civil War and problems with Ceasars, did not stop them from crushing Jews and destroying Jerusalem. Joseph Flawius have seen this power of Rome and that's why he stand on romans side during the war.
Reality against mind raping bigot beliefs. Reality won back then.
Extremely well produced and interesting. Unlike Vespasian at the concert, I wasn't even slightly sleepy and stayed the course 😁.
Actually Caesar , Mark Anthoy all were from the wealthiest cornellius Lentulus family going back 200 years before Caesar
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@@joepulpow.3285 And this family decided to dump Rome and rule through Egypt. That is why they tried to weaken Rom. Caesar's Oncle unleashed the Spartacus and his cousine was indicted ...this was then call the Catalin Conspiracy.....Read Sallust and you will see some awesome similarities ( like burning down the cities...)
The quality of every “Fall” is stunning! So emotionally engaging. Truth told well is more beautiful and far more horrific than fiction. 🙏🏼
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And also, they are all, in fact, originally from cable television.
*Fun fact:* There is an amazing series of books written by Robert Fabbri on Vespasian's life from his youth as a soldier and friend of a teenager Caligula to his ascension as Emperor. His war against the jews was also depicted in the docu-series "Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire". I absolutely recommend them!
Yes great reads !!
Thanks for mentioning this. I got the first 3 on order. I read Colleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series of books a few years ago so I’m looking forward to these. I never heard about Vespasian until I watched the 1981 miniseries Masada. There’s a brief scene when the main character of the show played by Peter O’Toole meets Vespasian played by Timothy West. One of many great parts of the miniseries. Highly recommended if you haven’t seen it.
I just love this kind of documentaries! Love to all from Poland!
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Honestly you guys put the history channel to shame ...oh how I would love for you all to take over.
No aliens, no storage lockers just history
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Get Premium.
It pays the creators better anyway
@@LiminalQueenMedia I hear there are still commercials though. Is that true?
@@Rahburry Nope. I havent seen an ad on youtube in 3 years
@@LiminalQueenMedia ah cool thanks! Something to think about!
This documentary is absolutely amazing and interesting 👏 just learned! Thanks a lot for this video. Keep on searching. Well done 👍
Fascinating, well done and thank you!!
Superb documentary. I think this one may be the very best of all concerning ancient Rome.
This documentary has people of great intellectual ability, laying out the story with gravitas, depth of knowledge and evidence, brilliant!
Had read the History of the Jewish War by Josephus, word by word. Fascinated by the career of Vespasian. This documentary is superb. Thank you for the great work.
Yes glad the Romans also executed them too
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Really interesting thank you so much! Best Documentary I have seen in years
I love Emperor Vespasian, he's a top 6 or 7 emperor of Rome for me. He was an incredible military leader in the Jewish rebellions and cleaned up the empire after Nero almost bankrupted it
Edit: He also used the spoils of war to build the Flavian Amphitheater (the Roman Colosseum)
he built the Flavian Amphitheater on lands taken back from Nero
@@wenweisu99 Yep, lands that Nero took back after the 64CE fire of Rome
@Aaron Douglas That's a myth bro, Christians were never fed to animals, and were never persecuted for being Christians, but rather for not worshipping the Emeperor
@@SamoaVsEverybody814 and again chrustians, a sect that never was at that time. They who were persecuted were not christians, but rather a jewish sect, messiahnic judes, who revolted against Rome. Church fathers later appropriated them into Christianity. The winners write history, you know.
@@SamoaVsEverybody814 *Actually, they were fed to animals because NERO blamed them for the fire HE was responsible for. He blamed them because they were the odd men out. They were people that kept to themselves and didnt mix socially.*
Sulla and Vespasian are my two favorite Generals. The former was a defacto Emperor, vicious though he was, the latter a great and capable Emperor. Both men of their times.
Yes, a wonderful job. Too bad that there wasn’t space to discuss briefly another of his benefactors: the extremely powerful and powerful Antonia ( the Younger) I believe. Claudius mother’? Among all her other relations in the Imperial family. Anyway, Vespasian’s “concubine” for decades, before and after his marriage, was one of Antonia’s freedwomen, possibly Antonia’s matchmaking. She was Titus and Domition’s stepmother, and did raise them and was publicly acknowledged as Vespasian’s wife. They couldn’t marry because of class distinctions.
Her name was Antonia Caenis
Very well done! Thank you for your hard work putting this together.
Outstanding work all the way round. This film crystalized my understanding of this turbulent time in history.
Wow I never knew very much about Vespasian aside from his campaign in Judea until I saw this. Awesome vid!
Thank you, UA-cam algorithm! One of Rome's most underrated emperors, yet the one who "saved" the Empire after a series of Claudio-Julian disasters whose end culminated in 3 "blink and you'll miss them" tools. Without him, I doubt there would have been a period of "5 good emperors" that authors like Gibbons loved to crow about.
Hey, that line also gave us two of the greatest men of all time. Gaius Julius Caesar and Octavius, aka Augustus Caeser.
@@WilliamLawrence7 I guess we can argue about that. As so often it's the founders of a dynasty who are the powerful and charismatic leaders. What comes afterwards... not so much. Proven perfectly with the J-C Clan.
Claudius was not a bad emperor, though he did let his wives control matters too much.
@@anarchistatheist1917 I would agree. Women and freedmen. But he was a scholar, not a ruler, never mind military leader (the conquest of Britain wasn't him leading from the front like Caesar in Gaul). IIRC, he even said so (or it was reported that he did in either Livy or Sueton?) His lack of assertiveness arguably led to Nero (and the death of Britannicus).
@@michaelhoffmann2891 name 2 greater men from one dynasty. Although granted its a bit of a stretch to even call them from the same dynasty but still...
I was about to point out that Corn (19:31) is native to Mexico and as such wouldn't be in Europe for over 1,000 years; it turns out, as a stupid American, I did not know that the etymology of Corn comes from Proto-Indo-European languages as a general word for grain (or even granular non-carbohydrates like "Salt Corns" or "Pepper Corns"). It later was widely adopted to describe what is more accurately described as Maize, as we normally think of Corn in the US. I'll just leave this here in case anybody who doesn't do their research first wants to try and show off.
A very well researched and accurate documentary by people who actually know how to speak their own language! Unlike me!
The word "corn" is used in the first English translations of The Bible and was definitely not referring to "maize."
The only Roman Emperor it would have been an honor to meet and hold a conversation. Fascinating man.
Woah.
Marcus Aurelius was a proper boss dude.
And Julius Ceasar was a genius, even if a little self absorbed
@@PhreekPestilenceCaesar had every right to be up his own arse tbf
Thank you. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderfully accurate and beautiful filmed documentary.
55:20 : Jerash in Jordan. Magnificent, well worth the visit.
This was an excellent watch!
That gentleman at 2:30 has an amazing voice, great storyteller! I could listen to his voice for hours
Go to 32:09 where he talks about the ancient view of the ocean. So damn cool!
Who is he?
What an absolutely fabulous documentary! I was already a fan of Vespasian but the details and drama of this video carried me along with the career and rise of this man.
i love this documentary....fantastic, fantastic just the way it was done....everything is good about it. perfect.
This is such a great channel for history fans. Thank you for your hard work!
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WHO is that quiet man in the dark room they cut to every so often? What a storyteller! Every time he talks I’m utterly captivated.
Terrific! Oddly, I keep a small picture of the bust of Otho on my classics shelf, for his sacrifice ..
I just heard mention of postal-delivery time across the Sea, which I'd always wondered about ..
I would recommend Michael Parenti's 'The Assassination of Julius Caesar' for anyone wanting to know the social/political moving parts in Rome in the 60 years leading to the murder.
Thank you for producing this. I've found Vespasian to be an intriguing man but found little on him.
Enjoyed this episode very much. Never knew anything about Vespasian as a Roman emperor. Well done!!
I'll tell you an anecdote of the Emperor Vespasian. In Italy the name "Vespasiano", in addition to being the name of the great emperor who remembers history, is also synonymous with "public bath" as it was Vespasian who invented the road baths where the urine of travelers was collected and later sold to color the fabrics. One day his son Tito said to Vespasiano: Daddy, it's disgusting to collect urine! And he replied in Latin "Pecunia non olet", or "money has no smell!"
I'm a descendant of Vespasian's brother
@@OtaBengaBabalanga Are you really?! 😀
You might like ‘Course of Honour’ by Lindsey Davis. An improvised telling of the story of Vespasian and his lover-come-wife Caenis’ lives.
Him and Titus...his son...detroyed Jerusalem and it's Temple in 70 CE
Titus looks like my grandfather. Who was a horseman, a farmer and was in the Navy. Loving the video.
Vespasian was an excellent general too. He commanded the 2nd Augusta in the invasion of Britain in 43AD and was in charge of the campaign in the west of the country.
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Another excellent documentary from this channel. No regrets subscribing
Thank you Odyssey... that was thoroughly enjoyable!
"There are many misconceptions about Rome, and a very popular one is that it was rules by a series of sadistics lunatics. Now that is a gross distortion this was the greatest empire the world has ever seen and it florished for well over 6 centuries ." So Rome was ruled by a series of very successful sadistic lunatics.
Ha, ha! Nicely done.
@@tarnopol Genghis Khan did better.
@@darthvader5300 ...because he was a better sadist or a better lunatic?
@@dayegilharno4988 Neither, but he is very intelligent and has common sense and the smarts and the WISDOM, despite the fact he is illiterate, and used terror to inspire loyalty but he knew not to push his men too far even thought they will follow him still. Hitler lost 800,000 men in the 1st year of his Russian invasion and he ignored the fact he lost the very cream of his officers and battle hardened and highly experienced commanders and troops. Regardless of the disinformation and misinformation circulating through the internet, Genghis Khan never lost a single battle, his casualties are extremely low, despite he can only field 500,000 men into battle, he crushed armies of many millions. He also knew how to rule within reason based on the situations and circumstances in different areas of Eurasia. I should know because our historians knew better to be honest to record everything in their complete entierty, even though we were defeated by him many centuries ago. But we learned from him and from his men and from his people and in time we were able to free ourselves from Mongolian rule.
@@darthvader5300 I was just trying to make a joke, but thanks for the extensive response (although the "armies of many millions" you mention give away that you are a little bit too much in love with the topic to be objective). You piqued my interest: Who is the "we" that you are referring to?
I love these Roman history videos. Can't get enough. Great content.👍
Very informative and well-done. Was not aware of his history. Perhaps we can learn from his example.
Thank you for a very entertaining and informative Documentary filled with absolutely great quotes , i had no idea about Vespasian being emperor his journey to get there and how he ultimately set Rome to prosper , the Fact that riches from Judea provided the funds to build the Colosseum leaves this Italian very happy indeed
Excellent, enjoyable and informative narrative of unbiased histiory.
Well done Thank You for sharing
Very well done. Subbed. Thank you.
The world needs more Vespassians in charge.
Watched this long time ago but nevermind ,can do it many times 👍👍👍
You’ve gained me as a subscriber. I dig your content!
The gentleman in white hair and navy blue shirt excels in both scholarly pursuit and story telling, the two qualities I never have dreamed would coalesce in one individual.
In certain quarters it isn’t that uncommon.
Best doc on the Romans I've heard in ages... well done. SUBSCRIBED
Nice piece I learned many things I wasn’t aware! In return I like to tell you about the famous (for lawyers at least) Latin quote “non olet” (doesn’t smell).
According to common lore, Vespasian’s son Tito was arguing with his father about the undignified origin, of the money from the tax on the urine (collected to make ammonia for leather making), allegedly Vespasiano took some coins to his nose and said “non olet” that is it doesn’t stink. Actually this connection effected Italian colture at least for us boomers, “going to the Vespasiano” meant going to those public toilets available in large cities.
Very enjoyable! This was great.
This was an outstanding documentary! Learned so much I had never heard before.
I have a battered coin with his name on it ! We had ten of the twelve Caesars.
“Woe is me, me thinks I’m turning into a god.” Why Vespasian is my favorite.
One of my hobbies is targeting artifacts with my Metal Detector. I've found many things through the years but the 3 coins with Vespasian's head struck on them are some of my best finds.
Muy buen documental; interesantísima biografía. La experiencia como base de la política inteligente.(En esa época, por supuesto).
Great video! I understand better Vespasian the MAN as well as a general and emperor.
Vaspasian was more honorable than most of his Roman predecessors. He was the Ancient Roman version of King Edward VII of England. They both inherited a lofty position as an older man and ruled briefly.
My favorite emperors, Vespasian as Rome's greatest unexpected emperor and Majorian as Rome's greatest what might have been.
Thank you for this video
re - 42:42
It wasn't Tacitus who "put it beautifully," it was John Cleese. I'm referring, of course, to that scene in The Life Of Brian, when the People's Front of Judea (or was it the Popular Front of Judea?) were sitting around asking "What have the Romans ever done for us?"
If you're not familiar with it, here's a link:
ua-cam.com/video/Qc7HmhrgTuQ/v-deo.html
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My history teacher said Tacitus came before Cleese 🙃
An excellent documentary!!!
Excellent narrative, I simply watched non-stop.
Suscribed!
My favorite Ancient Roman Emperor when I first read of him years ago in my studies. Vespasian.
This was magnificent, Thank you! S.P.Q.R. ! ⚔️🛡️
Good, balanced video. Focus on the important points, not prurient side shows as do some presentations. Excellent
i came, i saw and i left a happy man. thank you for this wonderful documentary!
Just subscribed. Thank you so much for these videos. I’m a Scientist but my hobby is history. This channel will excite me due to you videos. So thank you.
Does anyone know who the first guy is who they interview? He talks like he’s writing a novel and he’s fascinating to listen to.
Imagine this guy telling ghost stories around the camp fire or in a power outtage! Kinda reminds me of that scene at the beginning of the movie "The Fog", with John Houseman.
@@wk1810 great movie!
Looks like a no🤨
@@soookimbo6571 That’s annoying. They should have included it.
ya hes pretty good, like a male version of Mary Beard, but hes no Joann Flecher . If you enjoy ancient egyptian docs she has quite a few out there and theyre great .
I love Documentaries because you learn about history!
Absolutely brilliant documentary about an incredible brilliant and brutal empire. Fantastic film 🎥 and narration.
I really enjoy these types of stories of ancient Rome. Good job
Really entertaining watch. Brilliant. And, it is not a made up, fictional, fanciful story (made for the box office). This is actual history. Really entrancing stuff.
Awesome Documentary, thanks a lot!
Love the camera work and scenes while the narrator tells the tale
He was unique man. Roman first, soldier second, Imperator third. He left legacy everywhere, visible even in modern world.
I hope that a lot of people in politics will carefully watch this it's urgent. Very good job it's far more informative , precise and at the same time entertaining than some documentaries on over-hyped plateforms. Sounds and feels well documented clearly and comprehensively presented.
big up Vespasian, a brilliant documentary
I always enjoy a good documentary on Rome/Greece.
One day America will be ancient... I wonder what the Odyssey of 4021 will say of us. What documentaries will be done? What will be said of our Emperors/Presidents? What will be said of our wealthy class?
If anything is even left, we don't build like they used to.
Emperor Biden, ah ah well a god with clay feet. What say you.
It all started with LBJ and his war on poverty. This allowed people to stay at home and do nothing. Then lazy breeds lazy. They had a chance with Trump but the resistance to do nothing was just to strong. Biden was elected instead of Trump for his second term and the rest is history. The USA was doomed to for forever piss on the working class and lie to the poor. Till their enemies (China, Russia, N.Korea) band together and wiped them clean off the earth.
@@tallon5457 Biden will be regarded much as Nero-a man dedicated to the destruction of his country.
4:45 I also saw this guy in the documentary about Hannibal. Wonderful guy.
This is fantastic. Really well done.
17:20 He claims that 100 years of peace is "fantastically difficult for a pre industrial society to achieve". When exactly has a post industrial society had 100 years of peace?
Switzerland
@@davidrobert1229 Your being a tad pedantic
@@davidrobert1229 Switzerland gave money to the war parties or secured thheir treasure. the only reason why they kept out of conflicts is the fact: nobody sacks his own bank
Sweden. Peace since 1809.