Nero: The Monster of Rome

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[idontfeelsafeonyoutube]

"Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter"
- One of the greatest proverbs ever to exist!

[sirgamer]

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"

Edit- had to ad this is a satire quote, Jeez the amount of heads this flew over makes me worry for humanity 👍

[mickeyray]

The artwork on this Nero video is absolutely terrific! What an art show!!

[curtis.e_flush]

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.

[garretthughes]

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 ❤️

[what_now_]

This was superb! Loved the artwork and I thought your pacing and tone of voice made the whole film even more enjoyable. Instantly subscribed 🎉

[wesleyrekker]

Nero. Used to burn so many CD's with that guy! 😎

[MizardWizard]

Holy shit your visuals are INSANE. Love the font choices!

[kle]

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!

[disgruntleddev]

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

[ludwigmbt]

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 <3

[tommydore]

Your videos are simply magical. I get lost in every story you decide to tell, and find myself immersed in topics I didn't think I would take interest in! Thank you for producing these masterpieces, keep going!

[kyll]

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

[lilmari]

“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

[biaispravda]

What an outstanding production! Truly cherishable! Subscribed instantly to your channel, hope it grows more as it deserves

[fndmaioli]

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.

[idkwhattoputasmyuser]

"Whoever controls the past, controls the future"
- George Orwell

[ColtonGamingTV]

0:58 If videogames ever taught me anything, it is that history is written by the victors.

[gregoryvigneault]

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.