History Shorts: The Year of Four Emperors (69 A.D.)

Romans had enough of the self absorbed emperor-cum-artist Nero. The Senate declared him an outlaw and Nero committed suicide rather than be executed in grisly fashion. What followed was a succession of coups. The end result was a year with four emperors. By July 69, Vespasian emerged from the bloodletting to settle the empire and reestablish good government. He reigned for a decade.

The first clip is a description of events. The second is a clip of Galba. The third is a clip of Nero acting a bit loopy. The last clip is Nero singing…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6toq1lYcO4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Qz7b12344

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cETzMxRqDwY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBIswXv28GI