The Untold Story Of Emperor Vespasian | Vespasian | Odyssey
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"
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The original Dirty Jobs star.
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That would have been an awesome quote from him.
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!
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Fantastic, thank you.
A lot of documentaries do this
Vespasian heads my list of favorite emperors, stoked to stumble across this beautifully crafted documentary even if I am a few years late.
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
Excellent biography. Masterfully narrated with fine visual accompaniment. A worthy tribute to the great muleteer Emperor.
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
I am a big fan of your wonderful historical videos. They are far better than anything shown on cable television. Thank you for all of the research and hard work you put into each and every one.
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This channel doesn't make any videos...they just license them from other people and post them...
And also, they are all, in fact, originally from cable television.
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.
I just love this kind of documentaries! Love to all from Poland!
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Hi from the pacific north west US *wave*
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 !!
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.
Very well done! Thank you for your hard work putting this together.
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🙄
Fascinating, well done and thank you!!
Outstanding work all the way round. This film crystalized my understanding of this turbulent time in history.
Really interesting thank you so much! Best Documentary I have seen in years
The quality of every “Fall” is stunning! So emotionally engaging. Truth told well is more beautiful and far more horrific than fiction. 🙏🏼
Superb documentary. I think this one may be the very best of all concerning ancient Rome.
This is such a great channel for history fans. Thank you for your hard work!
I love these Roman history videos. Can't get enough. Great content.👍
Another excellent documentary from this channel. No regrets subscribing
This documentary is absolutely amazing and interesting 👏 just learned! Thanks a lot for this video. Keep on searching. Well done 👍
Thank you Odyssey... that was thoroughly enjoyable!
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...)
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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Damn provincial! Don’t you know there is technicolour in the catacombs of st peters. Funius poopus Leszek.
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Thank you. I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderfully accurate and beautiful filmed documentary.
This was an excellent watch!
Best doc on the Romans I've heard in ages... well done. SUBSCRIBED
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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Excellent narrative, I simply watched non-stop. Suscribed!
Awesome Documentary, thanks a lot! Love the camera work and scenes while the narrator tells the tale
Wow I never knew very much about Vespasian aside from his campaign in Judea until I saw this. Awesome vid!
You’ve gained me as a subscriber. I dig your content!
This documentary has people of great intellectual ability, laying out the story with gravitas, depth of knowledge and evidence, brilliant!
I really enjoy these types of stories of ancient Rome. Good job
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This was magnificent, Thank you! S.P.Q.R. ! ⚔️🛡️
One of the best documentaries of all time.
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
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.
Excellent, enjoyable and informative narrative of unbiased histiory.
Well done Thank You for sharing
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.
Honestly you guys put the history channel to shame ...oh how I would love for you all to take over.
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Very well done. Subbed. Thank you.
A truly excellent presentation. Thank you.
An excellent documentary!!!
This was really really good!
i love this documentary....fantastic, fantastic just the way it was done....everything is good about it. perfect.
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@@LiminalQueenMedia I hear there are still commercials though. Is that true?
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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
This is fantastic. Really well done.
i came, i saw and i left a happy man. thank you for this wonderful documentary!
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 !
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
Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.
Thank you love hearing the narrative and history of Rome
This video appeared in my suggested list. Result: you have another subscriber. Excellent work.
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?
Great video, thank you.
Very enjoyable! This was great.
55:20 : Jerash in Jordan. Magnificent, well worth the visit.
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.
excellent piece. i love history n its documentaries it brings you back in time.
big up Vespasian, a brilliant documentary
Great video! I understand better Vespasian the MAN as well as a general and emperor.
How interesting this was, everybody did a Great job telling this story. Thanks!
Beautifully made! Bravo!
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.
@@michaelmelamed9103 Revolt started in 66 AD and so Nero was the Emperor who dispatched Vespasian and Titus to quell the revolt.
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
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Thank you for doing this!
Watched this long time ago but nevermind ,can do it many times 👍👍👍
Excellent documentary. So much information.
Completely unrelated, but I love your KZhead handle!
great documentary you have done here
Thanks for this beautiful History Lesson.
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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 for this video
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.
This was brilliant. You deserve more views.
The world needs more Vespassians in charge.
Very informative and well-done. Was not aware of his history. Perhaps we can learn from his example.
Just discovered this excellent channel, one of the best documentaries on part of Roman history I have watched. Subscribed with pleasure!
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. It's pretty curious the way the author describes how Vespasian and his family had an important role i Rome's most important events even before the ascension of the Flavians, like the end of Sejanus' reign of terror, the crucifixion of Christ, the victories of Claudius' military campaigns, etc. 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.
What an interesting man and a fascinating story! Thanks to everyone who made this video- and to the uploader!
And again …. If it wasn’t for the JEWs….. this would not had happened
Truly excellent! Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant documentary about an incredible brilliant and brutal empire. Fantastic film 🎥 and narration.
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.
Very well presented documentary. Thank u.
Thanks so much! ☀️
Good, balanced video. Focus on the important points, not prurient side shows as do some presentations. Excellent
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."
Well done!
Titus looks like my grandfather. Who was a horseman, a farmer and was in the Navy. Loving the video.
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.