The last Senatorial Emperor? Tacitus and Florian #38 Roman History Documentary Series

Dive into the fascinating yet brief reign of Emperor Tacitus, a figure from the Crisis of the Third Century in Roman history. From his acclaimed ascendancy by the Roman Senate to his challenges with the Goths and his ultimate demise, this video unveils the life and legacy of a leader during one of Rome's most tumultuous periods. Join us as we journey back to Ancient Rome to discover the story of Tacitus, an emperor who tried to stabilize a crumbling empire.
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Chapters:
0:00 - The Path to Power
2:30 - The Reign of Tacitus
6:00 - Final Thoughts
Music
Close to His Sword - Bonnie Grace
Imperial Forces - Aaron Kenny
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[@ProbusVerus]

Great one! Hopefully we are not going to wait long for Probus 😁

[@MegaTang1234]

Interesting that the Historian Tacitus was held in such a high regard that an emperor might have used him as a source of legitimacy. Keyword is "might"

[@cam5816]

Might makes right

[@JustinCage56]

0:08 Yoda death sound lol

[@Sarvonis]

0:40 The fact that after soooo many generals tried to take the purple before emperor Aurelian after hearing of the current emperors death then going to this decision just shows how well loved and respected he was by his military men!

[@geordiejones5618]

Fr the Roman world paused just like it did after Caesar's murder.

[@ivandrago4852]

Thank you SPQR! Have you ever thought of making a video cooperation with Schwerpunkt? The guy rocks hard as far Roman history is concerned

[@drewbaldwin7630]

Great work! I hope you guys don't stop at Romulus Augustulus. Go all the way to Constantine XI!

[@Sofia-0001]

The Latin Roman empire died in 610 AD, the last real Roman emperor was Flavius Phocas 610 AD. The following Heraclids, even though called themselves Romans for convenience, established a Greek polity, of Greek language. For the next 80 - 100 years the Greeks mostly defended behind Constantinople walls, built by the Romans. If we were to talk about all who called themselves Romans then the last Roman emperor should be Francis II 1806 and at least they used Latin officially, or even worse, the Russian emperor Nikolai II, as since Ivan the Terrible the Romanovs entitled themselves emperors of the 3rd Rome, which is ridiculous but happened. From all contemporary sources written by others than the Byzantine Greeks, we find out that others called the Greek speaking Byzantines as Greeks, not Romans.

[@drewbaldwin7630]

@@Sofia-0001 It was known as the Roman Empire by contemporaries until its fall in 1453. Those who called them the Greeks were distinguishing themselves from the east. The Holy Roman Empire saw themselves as the revived western half of the empire, distinct from the east. The Eastern Romans also called the westerners Latins even as they continued to consider themselves Roman. The Latin west even saw the Greeks as Romans, but also heretics for going against the Pope and therefore no longer fit to rule. Everyone knew the "Byzantine Empire" was the legitimate Eastern Roman Empire. It did not matter that they were ethnically Greek since being a Roman was based on culture and tradition, not ethnicity. By the Second Century A.D. all free inhabitants of the Empire were Granted citizenship. This included Gauls, Syrians, North Africans, Iberians and, of course, Greeks. Classical Rome also had many non Latin Emperors Including Septimius Severus (North Africa), Caracalla (North Africa and Syria), and Philip the Arab (Northern Arabia) just to name a few. The Classical Romans even identified themselves as associated with Greek culture in their mythology and had used Greek as a formal language among the élite, and even in the Senate. The HRE did not speak Latin either as the language had died out from popular use and four centuries had passed before Charlemagne rose to power. Only priests and monks spoke Latin by that point. Just because the Greek half of the Empire was the half that survived and the Greek Language had replaced Latin does not mean they weren't still Roman.

[@aaronTGP_3756]

Ready to see Probus, who arguably was nearly as good as Aurelianus.

[@constantinexii8182]

He was great but 3rd century emperor's go like 1. Aurelian 2. Gallienus 3. Probus

[@thehunter9430]

I'm obsessed with rome and military history. One of my favorite channels . 💪💪

[@EasternRomanHistory]

Another fantastic video. The good new is that you don't have to rely on the Historia Augusta for much longer. The senatorial resurgence is somewhat suspect as it is only in two sources both of which were probably senators: Aurelius Victor and the HA. Eutropius, who was likely using the same master source as them does not mention it. I suspect that Zosimus, who used Dexippus is probably correct in thinking that it was the army that was the deciding factor in selecting Tacitus.

[@thehunter9430]

My favorite channel 🤟💪

[@tomurg]

Nice episode but this new narrator sound like he’s in a witness protection program

[@nothingtolose1781]

Anyone know why they switched narrators? Actually quite liked the previous one.

[@Alexq79-]

I kinda like this one, like Jupiter narrating his peoples history

[@waterproof0]

😂😂

[@roach_is_online]

​@@nothingtolose1781they've always switched after awhile but this guy is the worst.

[@VLSG]

that was funny but i like the new one more

[@p03saucez]

I like the new narrator. Great episode as always my friend.

[@EdwardMorgan-gf8bk]

It’s AI. Why is it so hard for people to get this? I wonder…?

[@alexanderjentes]

Ah, nothing like a daily dose of Rome.

[@robbabcock_]

Thanks for another fascinating video. ⚔🔥🙌

[@SirBallsDeepOfHouseManthrust]

Awesome, good time for an upload!

[@ralambosontiavina7372]

Excellent work as always !

[@davidhughes8357]

Very good and informative as always. Thank you!!

[@contoon1563]

Great job on the video

[@asheland_numismatics]

Always too notch content!

[@Steven-dt5nu]

Great work guys! See if you can get a Thanks for your channel.

[@rackroll4405]

That was considerably brief.

[@markp44288]

That's probably how the Romans felt too.

[@cam5816]

That has to be one of the most anticlimactic emperor reigns I have ever seen lmfao. The Lego yoda scream caught me so off guard 🤣

[@thecat5872]

Still loving this new format Florian is next? I’m assuming then Probus after?

[@james_giant_peach]

Nah Florian didn’t really rule he just rebelled and then died

[@thecat5872]

@@james_giant_peach 😂 😂 😂 my bad that’s right

[@rodrigo.p9300]

In the Future, Will you also cover the life of relevant Magisters Militums, such as Stilicho Aetius or Constantius (also emperor Constantius III) ?

[@isocrates0001]

I commend your focus on the primary sources. Optime!

[@bombergun]

Love the guys voice 😎👌🏻

[@anthonymeyers3184]

Weren’t the Galic emperors supposed next on the list

[@Hilversumborn]

Guess we’re still making up our mind about Tacitus

[@kayharker712]

6 months was a massive reign. Well done Tacitus.

[@henkstersmacro-world]

👍👍👍

[@TrajGreekFire]

there were senatorial emperors in fifth century

[@raicattivo]

Did you seriously put the lego yoda death noise over Aurelians death at 00:09 😂😂😂😂

[@DrTarrandProfessorFether]

His coins not that great but extremely common… not well struck… and smaller than Aurelians “XXI “ coins (5% silver… twenty parts copper and 1 part silver ) . AURELIAN copper coins (all double denarii) are very common and well struck.

[@madisonlewis6619]

Poor florianus 😂

[@anzl16]

GOTHiCUS MAXiMUS

[@chrisschaeffer9661]

Flori Anus? Florida's bad but that's not nice.

[@ChrisDynamo]

This narrator just isn't it; like with the Aurelian video, it's boring. He's just reading a text, there's no personality whatsoever. Compare it to an Alexander Doddy vid, where there's that verve. 58 seconds in and I'm done. Bring back the Dodd.