BBC: Ancient Rome Emperor Nero [HD]

[TheKoodude7]

Nero was the only sane one there. Sad that this world is overun by religious nuts. Just fucking unacceptable!

[1RetroMetro1]

666

[Aleksei5055]

human torches - that was nero right?

[Blackman1000ify]

Nero was an awesome king.

[ZennahMahdi31]

i heard that Nero sat on a building playing the violin while watching Rome burn to the ground (he was pretty sketchy)

[aliciagracegraham]

@ZennahMahdi31 pretty sketchy, i dont think quite fits lol x

[UnitedKorean]

Fuck Nero to hell the antichrist!!!

[SomeIdiot34]

@UnitedKorean Butthurt christfag.

[GunnedPoison676]

man i love the musical score for this series!

[christologist]

Very interesting how the persecution of the Christians is BLATANTLY missing! The same source that talks of the fire speaks immediately after about Nero's intense peresecution of Christians. strange, or intentional?

[Killjoy2297]

@christologist I think the reason that the persecution of the Christians is missing is because the producers wanted to focus more on his other atrocities and cruelties. I don't like the fact that the persecutions aren't mentioned at all in this either, but the persecution of Christians isn't the only cruel thing Nero did.

[obamacross]

just as nero engaged in his orgies while a massive fire consumed the citizens of rome in 64 AD, so the american president barack obama plays basketball in 2010 while inflicting a horrific earthquake on the country of haiti, and then sits in the white house making speeches, trying to convince the world he is innocent.

it will be good to see barack obama prosecuted for genocide. as a floridian, i volunteer to testify regarding the horrible effects of the puerto rico trench base on my life.

[scorpios814]

nero was a very intelligent man,contrary to what people believe

[meatpie29]

@scorpios814 Really? Any evidence to support your claim?

[scorpios814]

@meatpie29 read books.hollywood has cleverly distorted roman image.nero spoke seven languages,he wished to change currency policy,to give independence to greeks,was opposed to the corrupt senate.the matter of divine origin was a firm greek and roman belief due to common roots in mythology.plus there is seneca and paul,both individuals are not trustworthy.not to mention, the pharisees wanted to control roman currency and print their own money.nero had a lot to deal with.half truth is no truth.

[Kathrinoyo]

@scorpios814 Abdolute truth. Same with Caligula. People still tend to believe this garbage written by men, eager to demolish the inheritance of these emperors, partly being banished from rome while "recording" their "knowledge" about them. It's like reading a "history book" by Joseph Goebbels in thousand years and believing him, that Hitler was only a glorious leader and a genius strategist, who was simply misunderstood by society.

[theresasweden]

@meatpie29 intelligents and maddnes has nothing incomon, you can be very intelligent and very evil or mentaly disturb.

[candyapplecarnage]

@meatpie29

Yeah, he went back in time and met Nero himself

[sqccccccccc]

@meatpie29 He killed his own mother, who survived Caligula.

[sqccccccccc]

@sqccccccccc so he had to be very clever to kill his own mother and get away with it. Also he had had been seen in the early years of his reign as a promissing leader. But of course these are only opinions. They don't add up to facts. Nero is still mysterious.

[TheMedievalMan]

@scorpios814 Make scorpios814... a woman...

[GillsFan91]

" Don't you know who I am im NERO"

" Your a loony"

[alanheath]

I noticed some differences between what was shown in this film on the BBC and other documentaries here on YT. The strongest difference being the burning of Rome which here suggested that Nero was innocent but others suggest that it may have been on his orders as gangs were deliberately causing arson and Nero himself built his palace on destroyed land.

Of course the sources are somewhat vague today. Anyone care to add anything to this?

[meatpie29]

@alanheath

Good point. There were certainly such rumours shortly after the great fire of Rome but most sources say Nero did all he could to put out the fire. BBC chose this line because it is the one with which most historians go.

[alanheath]

I saw this on YT last year - unfortunately no longer here in full length. Absolutely brillaint.

[meatpie29]

@alanheath

Pretty intense when you first watch it, I agree.

I can give you a full download link if you like?

[alanheath]

@meatpie29 That would be brilliant if you can - thank you very much.

[solidarity2205]

@meatpie29 Please pass on the link to me too. Thanks

[CorporalNooij]

I feel sorry for Sporus. Poor him (or her O_O). :/

[meatpie29]

OK.

[441awesomeness]

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