Posted on 08/07/2026 7:35:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Tracing a journey from a minor equestrian family to the pinnacle of Roman power, this documentary explores the career of the future Emperor Vespasian. Follow the path through early military service in Britain and political challenges during the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Vespasian - The General Who Became Emperor Documentary | 1:06:04
The People Profiles | 1.66M subscribers | 275,077 views | April 21, 2023
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First of the Flavian series of vids.
Exactly who Rome needed after the disaster of Nero and the Year of Four Emperors
He was the right guy for the job. Augustus and Claudius were the two most able heads during the Julio-Claudian era. Vespasian really got everything simmered down, and seems to have been scary smart. Having managed to *survive* in the imperial circle for such a long time is exhibit A for that claim. 😁
I absolutely love Vespasian. When courtiers gave him a history of his family that traced his lineage back to Hercules, he burst out laughing. When is son (the future emperor) told him that his tax on urine was undignified, Vespasian held a coin under his son’s nose and famously said “money doesn’t stink.” He was probably the most down-to-earth emperor that Rome ever had.
Heh, and taxing the urine (which was basically a tax on the fullers) was one of those ideas that often only come from people who did actual work during their lives, and Vespasian fits that profile. 😁
If I weren’t on a book-buying timeout, I’d probably try a couple of ‘em:
https://www.audiobooks.com/browse/author/3883/lindsey-davis
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