Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "Domitian: Power-Hungry Madman? Or Victim of Ancient Propaganda?" video.

  1. When the first stroke of the illness that would have killed him showed up, Vespasian is recalled to have said "Damn! It seems I'm going to become a god..."
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  2. Nero was the offspring of two very ancient, noble and incredibly rich families (gens Julia and gens Claudia). He grew completely detached by the common people. Didn't know them and didn't understand them. He "loved" a version of them that didn't exist in reality. We, as modern people, can appreciate his effort to promote poetry, singing, or other form of sport, as an alternative to gladiatorial games, that he didn't like, or his appreciation for Greek culture in general. But the common people disliked what Nero liked, and they disliked the fact that a good chunk of the city of Rome was Nero's personal property, and ostensibly so. Not by chance Vespasian (an equites, so a rich plebeian, that even worked as a livestock merchant), razed Nero's "domus aurea" and built the Coliseum on the site of Nero's private lake. He knew what common people wanted.
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