Nero: The Monster of Rome
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Strange take on history writers at the end.
I want to believe you, but can you list your citations?
One on Napoleon 😭🙏🏾🙏🏾
Experience
Meaningless: Experience and prejudice. To accept sight and illusion in the same relativity and not be a slave.
Slavery: To be free from the growth of intellect. Experience free from understanding and memory as triviality.
Memory: reduced down to recollection without review, in a universe of consistent physics; a triviality of organic invincibility. Experience rendered down to self-sensual recall without existential considerations; meaningless.
Prejudice: to accept the delusion that no human can consider and choose. For experience to outweigh sense and sensible prudence and suggest in definite physicality that humanity is as inorganic as the constructs we purpose.
Triviality to the concept of Slave, is Mass to Gravity, either one hypothetical without the physics of Trivialization or Mass. One requiring the circumstance of genesis, the other requiring absence of necessity; Nativitus Ancillae.
Relativity: the universe revolves around you, but only if you watch with others; relativity born of tripartite geometry; self (observing), other (conferring), objective (occurring): co-intimate experience and co-context.
Relativity: all things can happen to you, most didn't, you only know what you think, you only think what you can hypothesize, all understanding revolves around perception and interaction. Understanding and position; relative.
Hypothesis: a proposition of a form unsensed in the physical, in the definition "scientific" it is the Fructus Ventris Physica Quantitatis; the guessable, potent in measurability, invisibilia ad carnalis, observationis codificationem.
Hypothesis: a concept just beyond sensible observation but within sensory or facultative relativity to intimate comprehension; the space an observer feels safe to coniectura didicit doctrina. A cerebrum exercitium.
Meaningless: the words of any personal exposition without the person. Interpretation of intended and intimate communication removed from its physical occurrence. To hypothesize in the spirit of Freud, all are I.
Meaningless: a description of a building behind it's façade to a man on the street. Definition without sensible example; invisibility bestowed by the suggestibility of the potent potentiality of descriptionem alienum.
Reference without experience, definition without context, experience without definition, definition without reference; to theorize on fancy, the possibilities of cause bereft of "scientific" prejudice towards provable.
A description of the unseen to the comfortable in sense, and sensibility; hypothesis delivered socially by the
perfecte mediocris to their perfecte mediocris aetatis. Interest and applause humilis, the sermo aequalis.
Contemporary communication, external warehouse for internal deliberation. Deliberatio externa by contrast is built on extra-contemporary, the functional in sense and nerve unwilling to mal-hypothesize popularis prudentia.
By definition a contemporary is both naturally occurring and actively intersecting, or it is a generational (illusory), built of temporal coincidence. Meaningless in contemporations intimate, capable of saying they share an age.
Exogeny
In an era of fear, humanity is tested. The exodus of existential loneliness is a heavy burden. Self-indulgent contemporary values, the pitiful death of the faithful gregarious martyr. Silenced in the passion of virtue, in the fury of desire as necessity, the ideal dies for the joy of man as the ideal devotee of nothing. Endogenous evidence of exogenous truth, derived from noble prejudiced purposes, refutes the pathologies of nature as the folly of prosaic and sensible sustainability. Euphoria at any cost, at any cost.
The Addict Kind
Lonliness is a myth spread by the ill, unwelled by popular delusion (self accepted).
The sickly, pulsing out their (self) comforting radiance, the marking of a predators territory. A light to shine on all slow enough to not revile it for it's false and reason less eviction of self from capability.
The prey; uninitiated youth, vulnerable innocence. Argue not with the aged (or experienced) self-convinced. The miracle of emotional conformation of physical fact convincing to the unknowing, under steady application, overly sweetened (for the self) ideals of pleasure and comfort, the prey forget they knew a peace that didn't requiring feeding or explanation.
The virtue of falsely buoyed stability grinding the ignorant, young, and uncatered, all taken in by the sin of kindness as apex. To gift the sickness that tells a human "human emotion in the negative is unnecessary and beyond comprehension or tolerance".
To know that there are those in the world of humanity, who in their generationally refined adherence to parasite coddling, will continue to teach the youth "drugs are a healthy and functional right of aware and intelligent people" is a mark of shame in this age of our collective development.
The truth of human being betrayed by the proposed necessity of stimulation beyond the natural state, it's supposed normality vouchsafed; sobriety (health) ignored as a greater insanity than parasitism.
Salve the wounded pride of the vulgar addict, crucify the outspoken advocate of reassessment. This is not a statement of conflict, rather a portrait of the true and natural order in it's biased equality (comfort belonging to those who crave it most).
"Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter"
- One of the greatest proverbs ever to exist!
i looooove Chinua Achebe
Its wrong, though.
Trophy hunters and some actual hunters are shamed for bad practices. Lions still cant write.
He literally started a genocide against Christians and torched Christian children alive but ok
Bruh. He literally used innocent Christians as torches.
@@markmithi2628yeah I said that as well but someone deleted my comment lol. Dude is really defending a leader of genocide. He torched little Christian girls and used it as lighting around rome and let Christians be mauled by animals for entertainment but he’s artistic so it’s fine I guess
Can't remember the comic or his exact words but the quote was essentially "after all the thousands of years of human history how lucky are we that the good guys won every single time"
Norm macdonald
Just gotta remember that especially in the last 100+ years the bad guys have been winning while wearing the skin suits of the good guys
as if. maybe in a comic, but that’s definitely not applicable to the real world.
I believe the quote was satire meaning that at the end of the day the person who won gets to write the book about it. That person always portrays himself as the good guy and his enemy as the asshole.
@@mmacutgirl8 that's my point...
The artwork on this Nero video is absolutely terrific! What an art show!!
It was ai generated
@@based4649 Is it? I asked on another video whether the art was hand drawn or not and never got a response...
@@nuclejaI’ve been wondering the same thing. Does seem like a perfect use of chat GPT/AI.
@@nucleja Yes it is, have you seen the abnormalizes of they're facial features. Also they probably uses an AI Language model like Dalle-2
Lol u thought fake art was real "ah such splendid artwork" 🤣🤣
In another life he probably would have been an artist living a quiet life. Unfortunately it seems that power, unchecked hedonism, anxiety and despondency led him to cruelty and madness.
That sounds awfully familiar...
@@runedine962TRUE!!!
@@runedine962the denial of art never ends in anything good
Also, ungodly amounts of lead in their wine.
Wild that this video left out the relationship between Nero and Seneca. He tutored Nero and guided the first few years of his rule, the period generally described as some of the best times in all of Rome. Eventually had him exiled then killed... but still. He's such a notable figure and played a large role in everything leading up to his notably bad years of ruling. Prior to giving up almost all his wealth to Nero, he was also one of the richest non rulers in all of human history.
Edit: love this guy's stuff still! No hate in my criticism at all ❤️
I'm curious to hear about this. Do you have any reading materials I can learn from?
Same bro
He turned crazy because of the pipes that were delivering water to him.
Kind of defeats the entire video.
@AC-gm6dr Interestingly, most of the lead that was consumed by the average Roman came not from the pipes, but from the wine. Lead can be used as an artificial sweetener and it often was.
Nero. Used to burn so many CD's with that guy! 😎
Me too 😄
Lol
Oh makes so much sense now. Nero. Used to burn CD-ROMs
LOL that what I was thinking 😂😂😂
Hell yeah ❤🔥
I see the story of a man who was forced into a place he didn’t want to be and slowly lost his mind due to the subtle betrayals around him
thats more like Tiberius
subtle betrayals still doesnt really justify the shit he pulled but ok
Bruh. He literally used innocent Christians as torches.
Christians burned and tortured way more people in the coming centuries. What Nero did to them is minor in comparison to the future terrorism committed by Christianity to this day you could say. Just think Nero the Hero.
@@Ellie-vb9vm I suggest you study the subtle difference between "justification" and "explanation".
This was superb! Loved the artwork and I thought your pacing and tone of voice made the whole film even more enjoyable. Instantly subscribed 🎉
Thank you! -Michael
@@HorsesOnYT did u draw all these illustrations? Its amazing
@@ipaddleYOassThe artwork is ai generated
@@moritzfranzke7635 Are they still? I know the older videos have AI generated art but these ones look so different. Although I guess he could just tell the AI to make illustrations in a different style...
Why won't he say if its AI? it's so bizarre, what a weirdo the uploader is to get a buzz out of people thinking he created the illustrations.
Holy shit your visuals are INSANE. Love the font choices!
Ai generated
theyre still pretty dope though@@mannyoftheeast3318
unfortunately, it's ai.
Nero's story has many similarities with Rasputin's. An eccentric but kind man who is beloved by the people and hated by the aristocracy whom he is morally superior to. The nobility killed and vilified him soo thoroughly that they succeeded in not only ruining his memory but all he had done for the people and the arts.
This one has more murder tho
Tbf Nero is actually evil
Rasputin was probably a rapist
@@breakerdawn8429what did he do that was actually evil and not just fake propaganda by his rivals?
@@breakerdawn8429from the records shown about Him, He was Evil and let Greed take over the Love for His people. Might be propaganda but might be somewhat True
“Does it really make sense that he would kill his pregnant wife?” Lmao you’d be suprised. This kind of stuff literally happens to this day; with men that begged their spouses for children. It’s not uncommon for abusers to accidentally kill their spouse. I mean he beat and killed his first wife so I don’t think his second one was too far fetched
Very true but the fact remains that all of this information is filtered through the accounts of his political enemies. It's very difficult to be truly confident about any part of his life
Yeah isn't the leading cause of death for pregnant women homicide?
That’s true but Nero really loved his second wife and she was deified after her death. Would he have kicked a pregnant woman whom he very greatly adored? I’m not sure. It is possible that he did but it is also possible that he didn’t
@@Jesustakethewheel_a lot of abusers Claim to love their wives. It's a lot easier to put a dead woman on a pedestal than a living woman. Is it really so far fetched that a Roman king had femicidal tendencies?
I disagree, I don't think Nero killed his pregnant wife
Wow, there is so much of this story I didn’t know about! I really like the way you talked about the complexities of Nero the person and Nero the mythology. I also really liked how you pointed out how history is written by the people who hold power. Another home run video!
after seeing this and your marcus aurelius video i'd really love to see this become an ongoing series on roman emperors. keep up the great work
yess!! i'd love to see one on caligula. he was crazyyy
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My favourite channel in 2023, you have a video for figuratively every topic imaginable. Love the art style as well!
love the background jazz drumming!
i’ve been waiting for a video like this. i’ve always had an odd fascination with nero but couldn’t find a lot of less negative stuff about him. i love his last words “what an artist dies in me” is prob my fave part about him
Bruh. He literally used innocent Christians as torches.
That’s weird to idolize him
it’s amazing that there’s enough information about these ancient times for talented people like yourself to be able to make it appear as if they were around within the last century
To those who have the chance to visit Rome and the Colosseum I highly recommend going to the Domus Aurea as well.
This is a tour through the ruins of the well-preserved palace Nero built after the fire, the Romans tried to hide the palace by filling it with dirt and build the thermal baths on top of it, but the dirt had actually helped with its preservation.
After around a thousand years someone found the palace ruins when excavating close to the thermal baths, this was around the time of the Renaissance, so lots of famous went there to descend into the palace and explore it, including guys like Michelangelo and Rafael (who actually wrote his name on a wall). And today we can see how the walls of the palace were heavily inspired by the style of Pompeii painters, and this in turn inspired Renaissance painters (I saw this same style in lots of palaces and buildings while visitting Italy)
To add a bonus, during the tour they give you a VR experience where you quite literally walk through the palace as it was at the time of its construction, and this was an absolutely amazing feeling I won't ever forget.
Gotta say i stumbled upon your work and I’m glad I stopped by. Thank you for the well organized and visually appealing video that was easy to engage with. Look forward to your well put together videos and success in the future from now on. ❤
This was such a well-made video. I can't believe this is the first time I've heard of this channel. I'm definitely going to watch all your uploads!
every single video is perfect. this guy does not miss
I just came across your channel, and my God, what superb quality all of your videos have. Keep up the great work, brother.
I dont know anything about Rome or its history but your videos are some of the greatest videos i have seen. Keep up the great work!
He seemed more like a traumatized child celebrity. Rather than evil.
He was evil
@@joshuagerthoffer2321 That's not very stoic of you.
He would run into theatrical plays and mutilate and kill the slaves/christians that were being forced into the play. He was plain fuckinf evil
Horses, im so glad i found this channel. the production value, the story telling, is honestly the best ive seen. exurb1a is a close second, tho he doesnt use art and stuff the way you did here
0:58 If videogames ever taught me anything, it is that history is written by the victors.
And by every surrounding nation that partakes in or witnesses the battles.
History is written by the survivers and writers, not by the victors.
@@laiva2175 Its written by the victors because the victor isn't above burning a few libraries.
@@laiva2175um. no it’s not. unless you mean generations later once the victims can get themselves out of it.
Bruh. He literally used innocent Christians as torches.
Awesome illustrations and chill narration! Subbed
Your art style is so cool I’m so glad I found your channel 🔥
Can't believe how lucky I am to come across your channel!
At least half of what Nero was said to have done was exaggerated by later Emperors and their propagandists. In this instance it's the Flavian emperors. Nero was likely deranged, especially near the end, but the Great Fire claims are now known to be false. In fact, rather than. "fiddling while Rome burnt", Nero did his utmost to ensure the Fires be extinguished and opened up his own palace as shelter for the victims. As usual, it is far easier to castigate and condemn than to poke and prod.
and how do you know that?Not from the same authors?Then what is their engagement?About the fire, these are just rumors, which the author conveyed by mentioning that they said so.Now it is also fashionable to say that Biden is senile and many believe in it regardless of the facts.
Great overall video, the images, the music and the narrative, they all blend so well. Congrats!!
Recommandation algo brought me here. I really enjoy your videos, great writing, great subject selection, great art .... it's just a pleasure to watch while sipping a cup of wine.
Absolutely brilliant content. No clue how I stumbled on your channel, but I'm upset, I didn't find it sooner
I reeally like the art you use, the lettering and editing.
I sincerely dislike the AI art, especially in a story like Nero's, to be honest...
Thank you for this video. Very informative and entertaining to watch. The art is lovely!
You have the best channel in the universe. Thank you.
This video is wonderful and I loved watching it! But even more than that, for me personally, is the beautiful art in this video. I feel so inspired just watching this. This must have taken so much effort. It paid off, it looks incredible
sadly, the art it's AI generated, but I'll agree it does look really pleasant
Sadly, unlike Nero, he didn’t seem to like artists a lot and decided to use AI to generate these images. It is however impressive how well these came out
@@mechupaunhuevon7662Seriously! What’s with all the se comments complaining about AI generated art?
because ai art doesn't just magically appear. it's literally stealing someone else's work@@secondchairmusic
Something about watching this felt so nostalgic. Like watching PBS on my grandma’s antenna.
Love this channel!🖤
Okay, your channel is amazing and you’re off to a great start. I hope you blow up soon!
This video is excellent in every way. I had a feeling the art was AI generated ONLY because it would be ridiculously high production value if it wasn't which is just insane because it IS ridiculously high production value from a viewers perspective
Anyway, really greatful to find your channel and I look forward to seeing what else you have to say
Ty! The images are AI generated indeed 🤖
Ai is doing for art what the printing press did for reading.
@@HorsesOnYT You should really put some sort of disclaimer on your videos saying this for people who don't want to watch plagiarized works.
@@thunderheadcinema6743 What's plagiarized? He never claimed to make the art, nor did any other human make it.
@@thunderheadcinema6743I’m a traditional artist of 10+ years, I’m not against AI art and in my opinion this is the perfect way to use it, to enhance the experience of the stories he tells, as an artists these are so obviously AI generated that it wouldn’t require a disclaimer for me, but I see that some people in the comments are confused, I’m not against the disclaimer you may be right about that, but as far as plagiarism goes, this guy does his research and storytelling so well and his end product itself is not solely the art itself, I personally am a fan of it and not bothered
Please more of these video visuals. They are the best!
You, sir, have earned a subscription. Beautiful video. Gonna watch all others now!
This reminds me of another king that was represented as a bloodthirsty monster. Richard III but in reality studies show in his short reign he did some really good reforms and really cared for his wife. The shakespearean play was made during the Tudor reign (which were the opposite side of Richard) therefore in the play he is represented as a monster yet real life studies shows more qualities coming from him than negative things
The Lost King by Philippa Langley, yes?
The conclusion of this is somewhat unsettling to me.
It was great to learn of the man he was before his downward spiral into relative madness and cruelty but I worry that undermining his evil nature in his later years is little different from somebody in 300 years looking back on Hitler on the front page of Life magazine and claiming that only one side of his story was told and that he wasn’t as evil as the media claims.
Nero obviously had some vision when he was young but after whatever trauma or mis-upbringing or experiences he experienced in his early adult life to cause the major shift, he went off the deep end and pulled a full Darth Vader.
Loved the video and I’m glad to have found the channel. I haven’t had such thought provoking videos since the 6 hour long Action Button review of Boku no Natsuyasumi.
Beautiful, as always
Great production quality definitely earned a sub
How does this only have 1.5k views it is such a good video
These visuals are fabulous. Great storytelling as well
wow these videos r superb and they get put out so quickly at the same time 👏 great work
I love how you do your videos. With the drums in the background like in Birdman and thr beautiful art works. Really amazing
Nero Burning Rom helpt pirates around the world!
Such a strange thing. I was just about to mention it n saw your comment
😂
How tho?
It was a victory for freedom over authoritarianism.
Wish he burned DVDs too 😅
Ok Agrippina, you literally poisoned your husband, but when Nero tries to kill you, he’s suddenly the monster?! Speak for yourself lady 🙄
Well she didn't kill her parents anyway
Agreed. She was a WITCH.
Oh she's done way worse too.
Brilliant art and storytelling. Subbed
That was a nice video: informative, interesting, and still relevant today. The music was a pleasant background too. Nicely done!
This video's art is absolutely incredible
@@LawnMower_gaming1 unlikely. There are no artefacts, or visual abnormalities/visual glitches. The time it would take to clean an ai image like this to absolutely not have those defects would be similar to the time it would take to paint the images on clip studio or Photoshop. Plus, a skillful artist could had made all those drawings in a day. They are not that complex rendering wise.
I myself work as a muscian and have some understanding of how long it takes to create art.
Still, I could be wrong, maybe they did spend the time hiding ai defects.
@@IvoryShardwell it is tho. And that begs the question maybe the subject matter is ai generated as well, it's just a matter of time where everything is an automated production without human input and us having no idea how to differentiate.
@@vipulgupta3517 well, time to have an existential crisis. That's what I get for wanting to follow a creative career instead of becoming a banker. This feels scary on a whole new level.
@@IvoryShard "a skillful artist could had made all those drawings in a day" well if there was any doubt left that you didnt have any idea of what you were talking about hahaha
When I first saw the channel I assumed this video was their main style - or even their only style. Which would have made my statement possible. This video style is decively complex. Most things are simplified into shapes. Little to no rendering. But even then, I already admitted I was wrong on my last comment. It's AI.
Regardless, here's my train of thought:
I work with music and video editing. There are ways to make things consistent and fast. You just need to know how to make compromises.
I literally transcribed over 1000 songs in less than 3 years, almost 1 song a day. It took me around 6 months to create a system, after that I just had to do the same thing every time.
Most musicians at the university I frequented would have thought of that as impossible. But it's all about systems and simplifying what's most time-consuming. Then you are left with a functional skeleton of the thing you want to make.
Odds are, functional skeletons, aka, fake books, piano arrangement, simplified notations, is more than enough for people to actually pay you to do them.
You probably won't believe my statement, but just check my Fiverr profile for proof. (in the bio of the channel)
That's the same system comic books authors that publish weekly use. They find a style that they are happy with (or that's good enough) and then they figure out how to make things fast. I'm not talking about super complex things. I'm talking about Naruto's level of drawing. And I'm also not talking about the background art. The author has assistants to work on that for him. I'm talking about character design, facial expressions, and facial features. AKA the main point of most scenes in a story. Some authors don't even draw backgrounds after establishing the location of the scene and just focus on the reactions of the actors.
The less standardized and consistent an art style, the longer it takes to work. The more standardized, the easier it is to mass produce anything.
The author of Naruto literally had to simplify the shit out of his style because it was too hard to draw the characters that fast. @@okarowarrior
Love this chanel, thank you for many nights of stories :)
this video is a masterpiece from start to finish
Real good video. I enjoyed it. Also, no matter how bad Nero might be he still can never be as bad as Caligula
amazing video,im certain it will blow up
Ty!🤞🏻 -Michael
What an amazing job you did here bringing up the question of who writes what we are listening
absolutely top drawer presentation… artwork is amazing and i learned much!!
this art work is midjourney? this is too nice
Bro, this music makes this video sound extremely amusing. Idk how you did it, but wow
Love your work
This is the PowerPoint presentation we needed at school. Not a whole paragraph of text which defeated the whole purpose of PowerPoint, but punchy pictures with a couple of key words and stunning style.
I love the artwork in these videos and of course the topic you're talking about and how you presented it!
Just found your channel , love everything about it
I really love the illustrations!! Awesome!!
This was an all-the-way-through amazing video, wow great job!! I really love your storytelling skills and abilities to capture both sides of the coin, making the story of Nero much more realistic and colored. Also don't know who did the artwork but it's absolutely brilliant!
Your artwork and also the overall presentation is just soooo great and enjoyable! This stuff should be broadcasted on proper TV programmes!
Not his art, it’s machine-generated.
I love the artwork in this video
this is genuinely such a well explained video, love it
Wowww love these fauvism pilled illustrations
My Latin teacher always said that Caligula was the REAL nutter. I wonder if that story is more complicated too.
He lead a military campaign to the Rhein, he had sex or raped his sisters and had them killed and also raped and had many other killed
This video was a feast to behold for all my senses!
You have great style bro, good job
I like the art of the video like many others. Very clever use of AI, but I think will be correct to put the name of the original artists you used to generate the style( like the musicians). Cheers!!!
fate/extra: im boutta do whats called a pro gamer move
mf nero turned into a cute anime girl
Bro I was looking for someone who mentioned fate 😂, took me a bit but finally found
This is so beautiful
So true, what an artshow! Loved the production!
I was so captivaded by the ilustrations that I had to find out who the artist was. Opened the description only to find out it was done by AI...
Ugh hate that
Im sure you also believed the video is accurate
This is a prime example of History is written by the Victors
insane artwork. beautiful colours :)
I reallyyy dislike the use of AI art in the story like Nero's tbh :/
Broooo channels like yours are taking over my free time
Nero and Caligula are some of my fav emperors. Btw you are using ai art for its god given purpose those visuals are amazing. Can I ask what kinds of.prompts you used?
Thinking about the Roman empire right now
FANTASTIC VIDEO PLEASE MORE LIKE THIS I LOVE IT
Thanks for this one! Cool stuff!
Regardless of what was written to make him look more evil, he was still one disgusting human being
Just discovered your channel. I would like to say I enjoy your style. The bite size videos are great for breaks throughout the day. This video and many more you have made I'm sure are very enlightening. I love that you approached this subject with a skeptical mind. I learned more about Nero in this video than the history channel dishes out in a 50min program. So please keep up the good work and keep it real
Awesome, awesome channel here, glad I found it
Great video mate. Subscribed.
Is this a Nero apologist video
I see it as a unbiased and easy to understand video
Some things you did NOT mention about Nero's new palace
After the great fire, Nero's agents bought up all the land where buildings had burned, at extremely low prices(many building owners were forced to sell, for almost nothing). Nero then had all the land cleared, to make way for his palace, called The DOMUS AUREUS, or Golden Home. It covered several acres in the heart of Rome. One of its features was an artificial lake! When Flavius Vespasian(sp?) became emperor, he had the lake drained, and the Flavian Amphitheatre, commonly known as the Colosseum, built on the site.
After Nero, it was known as The Year of Five Emperors, with three successors being assassinated in turn, until Vespasian took over. HE ruled for many years, and was succeeded by his son Titus.
Oh, and far from ordering the burning of Rome, Nero returned to the burning city, and took command of the forces attempting to extinguish the blaze