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Everything Everywhere Daily

The Year of the Four Emperors

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt | Glassbox Media

History, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2021

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

As long as the Roman empire lasted, they never created a set method of choosing successors to emperors. This inability to have an idea of who would be next in line caused numbers problems during the history of the empire. The first major succession crisis occurred in the year 69. One emperor died, and there was no clear replacement. The result was chaos. Learn more about the Year of the Four Emperors on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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For as long as the Roman Empire lasted, they never created a set method of choosing successors to

0:05.5

emperors. This inability to have an idea of who would be next in line caused numerous problems

0:11.0

throughout the history of the empire.

0:13.1

The first major secession crisis occurred in the year 69.

0:17.1

One emperor died and there was no clear replacement.

0:20.4

The result was chaos. Learn more about the year of the Four Emperors on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. You're right mate? No, my boy is not.

0:34.0

You're right, mate?

0:40.0

Oh no, my boiler's knacred.

0:42.0

Do you know any plumbers? Yeah I do yeah you know Danny.

0:44.1

Well he lives next naught to this woman who's engaged to this lady who went to school with a

0:47.4

bloke called Gary. All right, is he a plumber? No he's not, no. But he knows

0:51.0

a bloke who walks a dog with this woman.

0:52.8

Debbie, I think she's called.

0:54.0

She gets her air cut with sand.

0:55.0

Don't worry. You already know somebody who fixes boilers.

0:58.0

British gas. And you don't even have to be one of our customers.

1:01.0

Our engineers are local and their work is guaranteed for 12

1:03.8

months such British gas boiler repairs. So he's he a plumber? Technically not but he's

1:08.8

got a van. Why are you listening to his podcast? When there are puddles to be jumped in?

1:14.0

Come on, let's get outside and play.

1:18.0

All we need is a pair of wellies in a pot of pettie for low.

1:22.0

It's made with calcium. in a pot of pet peeve low.

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