The Flavian Dynasty - History of the Roman Empire (69 - 96 AD)

The Flavian Dynasty - History of the Roman Empire (69 - 96 AD)
Ruling over Rome between 69 until 96 AD, the Flavian dynasty irrevocably changed the course of Roman history.
After the turbulent past, including the year of the Four Emperors, the emperor Vespasian established the new dynasty in 69 AD. During this time, Rome's economy was revived by Vespasian's reforms, which also included the building of the Colosseum.
Titus, his capable son, took over as emperor after Vespasian, but his untimely death cut his reign short. Titus' younger brother, Diocletian took the reins and he was characterized by growing despotism along with many infrastructural achievements.
The Flavian dynasty maintained the Roman economy, wealth, and order despite the controversial reign of the last emperor, Domitian.
Their conquests in battle, magnificent buildings, and consolidation of imperial authority and reforms defined Flavian’s legacy and provided a model for the next Roman emperors…
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  • @Knowledgia
    @Knowledgia15 күн бұрын

    What do you think about our Rome series? Let us know your opinions and suggestions. What is good and what is missing? :) This video was made in collaboration with: Ancient Sight -> www.youtube.com/@ancientsight Go to his channel and make sure to Subscribe! He produces epic high-quality content about the ancient and medieval world.

  • @Steven-dt5nu

    @Steven-dt5nu

    15 күн бұрын

    I enjoy his videos.

  • @nevanyt

    @nevanyt

    13 күн бұрын

    what map do you guys use? because i also want to do some animations with the map

  • @barbiquearea
    @barbiquearea15 күн бұрын

    I can't believe you didn't mention Domitian's graveyard themed dinner party, where he invited Rome's leading senators and other people of importance in the empire. At his dinner party it was reported that the guests were each gifted with a gravestone that bore their names, ate food served on dishes colored black and the room was lit with lamps that were hang in tombs and graveyards. Domitian himself spoke about topics of death and slaughter throughout the night. As you can imagine, the guests were scared out of their wits as they all thought Domitian intended on murdering them that night. To their relief, none of the guests were killed at this terrifying dinner. Just goes to show that while he may not have been as flamboyant as Nero or Caligula. Domitian had his own way of scaring the Roman elite into submission. Which may explain why corruption was at an all time low during his reign.

  • @RockHolmes
    @RockHolmes15 күн бұрын

    Domitian is hands down one of the most based ancient rulers. He solved inflation problems, fought corruption, banned c*stration, etc. In fact, when I read a novel in which a Vestal and her lover try to prevent Domitian from discovering their forbidden romance, my only reaction was: "Sorry, folks, but immorality has no place in the glorious reign of Imperator Caesar Domitianus Augustus" 😎

  • @almighty5839

    @almighty5839

    15 күн бұрын

    Agreed I love Domitian he helped start the next century of prosperity

  • @OptimusMaximusNero
    @OptimusMaximusNero15 күн бұрын

    Vespasian: Heavily contributes in the conquest of Britain, successfully leades the suppression of the first Jewish rebellion with his son, ends the period of the brief emperors and manages the Empire with wisdom and efficiency Also Vespasian: Dies from pooping too much

  • @barbiquearea

    @barbiquearea

    15 күн бұрын

    Vespasian: "Oh dear. I believe I am becoming a god"

  • @davetremaine9688

    @davetremaine9688

    10 күн бұрын

    Many such cases! A lot of people died of poop related illnesses and died of not washing hands/tools.

  • @onemoreminute0543
    @onemoreminute054315 күн бұрын

    Underrated dynasty

  • @nathanoliver9237

    @nathanoliver9237

    15 күн бұрын

    A dynasty being a guy and his two sons

  • @onemoreminute0543

    @onemoreminute0543

    15 күн бұрын

    @@nathanoliver9237 Wouldn't be the last time that happened in Roman history.

  • @ShaDowZZZz.

    @ShaDowZZZz.

    3 күн бұрын

    im named irl after it

  • @FlaviusJuliusItalicus-vb5gx
    @FlaviusJuliusItalicus-vb5gx15 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this video. If anyone's very much into the Flavians and the Early Roman Empire in general I firmly recommend Schwerpunkt's series, especially the video on Domitian's government. They make an excellent integration. Keep up with the great work!

  • @SKILLIUSCAESAR

    @SKILLIUSCAESAR

    15 күн бұрын

    He needs to reorganize his playlists, it’s a chore to dig thru as there are sooo many, as well as many that seem like overlaps

  • @micahistory
    @micahistory15 күн бұрын

    Nice video, can't wait to see the rest of this series.

  • @Steven-dt5nu
    @Steven-dt5nu15 күн бұрын

    There is so much to share with history. Hard to pick what to focus on. I think you guys are doing good. Go all the way to Constantine XI. Then after that work on various nations that the Romans had interactions with, or absorb. Ex. Vandals. I enjoy your videos very much.

  • @papaianis
    @papaianis12 күн бұрын

    I'm impressed by the fact that the latin names are spelled correctly. Kudos!:)

  • @hia5235
    @hia523515 күн бұрын

    Shout out Ancient Sight Some very detailed videos I watch all the time

  • @svon1
    @svon114 күн бұрын

    the Titus that ""persecuted"" Jews, was also having an affair with the Jewish Princess Berenice, daughter of Herod, there was also a Jewish community in Rome at the time, the radicals in Judea just went nuts and most Jews in the first Roman-Jewish wars died because their own radicals killed them for lacking religious extremism

  • @martiawesome
    @martiawesome9 күн бұрын

    For me domitian is one the most underrated emperor in the roman empire ..laid the foundation for the peak of rome…trajan was a general under domitian and the troops loved domitian..they insisted to trajan be named heir to nerva ..

  • @Alexander-Bunyip
    @Alexander-Bunyip15 күн бұрын

    Was this the era that Asterix & Obelisk were at their peak rebelliousness?

  • @OptimusMaximusNero
    @OptimusMaximusNero15 күн бұрын

    *Fun fact:* Domitian appears in the movie "The Bible Collection: Apocalypse", in which Richard Harris portrays St. John.The most hilarious thing is that Domitian was played by Bruce Payne, the overacting bald man with blue lips from the movie Dungeons & Dragons. 😂😂😂

  • @SKILLIUSCAESAR

    @SKILLIUSCAESAR

    15 күн бұрын

    Sounds like something I need to watch immediately 😂

  • @Octavius0
    @Octavius015 күн бұрын

    They are pronounced VES-PAY-SIAN and TY-TUS. not whatever you were saying. Good video though, especially giving Domitian his dues

  • @IlCombatWombatlI

    @IlCombatWombatlI

    15 күн бұрын

    Teet-Us had me laughing so hard.

  • @10Deei

    @10Deei

    12 күн бұрын

    You are aware Roman emperors didn't have English name pronunciation, right?

  • @IlCombatWombatlI

    @IlCombatWombatlI

    12 күн бұрын

    Yeah, but even actual ancient historians, top of their game, help make documentaries, even they use English pronunciation.

  • @Zhuge_Ke
    @Zhuge_Ke15 күн бұрын

    you make them sound like fancy salad dressings :D

  • @vitorpereira9515
    @vitorpereira951515 күн бұрын

    If you think this dynasty was short, the chinese Xin dynasty lasted only 14 years.

  • @arishemghoul9571

    @arishemghoul9571

    15 күн бұрын

    woah lol

  • @danielating1316

    @danielating1316

    11 күн бұрын

    It's actually spelt as "Qin Dynasty".

  • @vitorpereira9515

    @vitorpereira9515

    11 күн бұрын

    @@danielating1316 I know what I wrote, if you searched you would know too.

  • @danielating1316

    @danielating1316

    11 күн бұрын

    @@vitorpereira9515 you are referring to the usurpation of the Han Dynasty by Wang?

  • @vitorpereira9515

    @vitorpereira9515

    11 күн бұрын

    @@danielating1316 Yes.

  • @RockHolmes
    @RockHolmes15 күн бұрын

    For those interested in the Dacian Wars, there's a pretty cool romanian movie about that conflict called "Dacii (1967)". The actor who played Domitian was too old for the age the emperor had at the time, anyway. It is quite curious how important the Flavians are in Christian history, since Vespasian and Titus were mainly responsible for the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple, not to mention that Domitian is considered the antichr*st portrayed in the Book of Revelation. In fact, the last chapters of the book "the Kingdom of the Wicked" emphasize thisadpect, since in it Domitian, represented as an immature brat, carves the number 666 and murders Saint Matthias moments before the eruption of Vesuvius. Highly recommended. What a cool moment to post this video. This year we are gonna have the three flavian emperors in "Those About to Die". Even though I do not ecpect the show to be a masterpiece, it's fascinating to have such emperors in a high-budget production, not to mention that Anthony Hopkins as Vespasian is PERFECTION

  • @CARL_093
    @CARL_09315 күн бұрын

    👍👍

  • @svon1
    @svon114 күн бұрын

    you have to be using very old sources, most scholars nowadays think that why the people loved Domitian the Senate hated him, interfering with their Bribery and tax evasion and almost all negative accounts of him come from the richer upper class, this does not look properly researched

  • @bryanmatos3994
    @bryanmatos399415 күн бұрын

    Domitian became the first officially autocratic ruler. He had disregard for the senate and rightfully so. The same institution that caused the degradation of the republic and incompetence governing lead to many civil wars. For this alone the elite class of politicians hated the guy and tried to damn his legacy. Domitian was probably never meant to be emperor his father brought prosperity and stability and and continued with his famous general brother who sadly passed away way too young on the throne and it was now up to him to continue and he did what he could and a damn good job he did. He was a ruthless but efficient autocrat.

  • @hannibal-rb3go
    @hannibal-rb3go15 күн бұрын

    The dynasty didn't fail it just died out because the brothers had no sons that reached adulthood. Vespasian was a good stop gap to end the civil wars. Titus by all accounts was a good guy. And Domitian only gets shit on because he purposefully pissed off the senate, who were writing the history books. Domitian didn't lose territory and he was the only emperor to actually increase the value of the money instead of debasing it.

  • @Sarvonis

    @Sarvonis

    14 күн бұрын

    Not true Roman emperor Aurelian managed to reset the coin to better heights than Dominican!

  • @menofwar1155
    @menofwar1155Күн бұрын

    Were you really paranoid if it ends up that the cause of your death was a conspiracy???

  • @markuskristersson4663
    @markuskristersson466315 күн бұрын

    Basically because the senate disliked Domitian

  • @ZxZ239
    @ZxZ23915 күн бұрын

    The way you say their names... is not how I was taught in history class.

  • @iDeathMaximuMII

    @iDeathMaximuMII

    15 күн бұрын

    That's how their names were pronounced Vespasianus Sounded like Vaspasean Titus sounded like Tetus Domitianus Domiteon I guess you can sound them out on your own from this. But their names were pronounced differently than what we today are taught

  • @user-cp1uz4iu7l
    @user-cp1uz4iu7l15 күн бұрын

    Started so abrupt

  • @RoboticDragon
    @RoboticDragon15 күн бұрын

    You have to work on pronunciation when it comes to these names.

  • @faenethlorhalien
    @faenethlorhalien15 күн бұрын

    C is pronounced as a hard C always in latin. As in "car" or "cock".

  • @irgendwer3610

    @irgendwer3610

    15 күн бұрын

    he probably put the Latin name through google translate to hear how they are pronounced, google translate reuses the italian model for Latin too

  • @user-pj4lf5eq7y

    @user-pj4lf5eq7y

    12 күн бұрын

    Both are okay. I favour their Latium prononciation that are clear and easliy understandable. However most people call a Latis person with Church prononciation or Italiano prononciation.

  • @flankspeed
    @flankspeed15 күн бұрын

    My God, I am finding it very difficult to listen to Roman emperors' names being pronounced like they were French 😂 Le Vespaziane

  • @jf5177
    @jf517715 күн бұрын

    Christianity was part of Vespian’s propaganda campaign

  • @theawesomeman9821

    @theawesomeman9821

    15 күн бұрын

    how so? I'm sure he persecuted Christians.

  • @Stps872
    @Stps87215 күн бұрын

    Kendrick missed out on the opportunity to mention the drake leak video

  • @Onetwelvefourth
    @Onetwelvefourth12 күн бұрын

    Not happy with your Italian style of pronunciation of the names. This was Rome not modern Italy. Consonants were hard not soft.

  • @michaelbilotta1567
    @michaelbilotta156715 күн бұрын

    super rushed

  • @ShadowPhoenixMaximus
    @ShadowPhoenixMaximus15 күн бұрын

    tit-us xD

  • @martinalarcon3108
    @martinalarcon31088 күн бұрын

    Domitian 😮😢 was the sleepy 😴 joe of Ancient Rome 😮😢

  • @ipdavid1043
    @ipdavid104315 күн бұрын

    the empire who stole tons of culture