{"id":79191,"date":"2023-01-10T04:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=79191"},"modified":"2025-03-02T14:50:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T19:50:22","slug":"the-early-emperors-part-9-nero-can-we-trust-the-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2023\/01\/10\/the-early-emperors-part-9-nero-can-we-trust-the-sources\/","title":{"rendered":"The Early Emperors, Part 9 &#8211; Nero: Can We Trust the Sources?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wz35SoAqBPw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>seangabb<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 25 Dec 2022<\/p>\n<p>This is a video record of a lecture given by Sean Gabb, in which he discusses the reasons for the black reputation possessed by the Emperor Nero.<\/p>\n<p>The Roman Empire was the last and the greatest of the ancient empires. It is the origin from which springs the history of Western Europe and those nations that descend from Western Europe.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>More by Sean Gabb on the Ancient World: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.classicstuition.co.uk\/<\/a><br \/>\nLearn Latin or Greek or both with him: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/user\/sean-gabb\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>His historical novels (under the pen name &#8220;Richard Blake&#8221;): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3BOeEJoZC1obXNLMFZrWHpXT2t2T3VXRmV1UXxBQ3Jtc0tuVzJHU1BXd0FTQnk2eFBCMXdKQTliVTNkQ0JHOURyby0yZlVuVGMwX2lmLTd3UEFtYnFlZ0l0MDRLY2s3Qlo2OEhsZEJsZkQtSjRCU3FDTnNldDhuYlpUeUhOSFNpMGFBV3NHMXVxdlFlX0czYktZcw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRichard-Blake%2Fe%2FB005I2B5PO&#038;v=wz35SoAqBPw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Richard-Blak&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you have enjoyed this lecture, its author might enjoy a bag of coffee, or some other small token of esteem: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbEd1WVJ1OHF0QklYRFR5ZE1EdVJock5lckxsd3xBQ3Jtc0ttWnRQLW15YkdRTmwzVEpZVl9FOURMOGNNVkwteGdDcG5jbU1Db0hYWW1XUGgwNFJGaGl3WWw3TFRXYzhJZXIxYjcxbXlOZlc0V1BDSldlS29sd24yS0Z2SHVRZmpaXzl0aFRtUE1kakZFWGo2ZUdfYw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fhz%2Fwishlist%2Fls%2F3HSH7EF410352%3Fref_%3Dwl_share&#038;v=wz35SoAqBPw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/hz\/wishlist\/&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-79193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-10-at-15-28-11-The-Early-Emperors-Part-9-\u2013-Nero-Can-We-Trust-the-Sources-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>seangabb Published 25 Dec 2022 This is a video record of a lecture given by Sean Gabb, in which he discusses the reasons for the black reputation possessed by the Emperor Nero. 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