this man was the most lucky and the most unlucky Roman Emperor Vespasian Rose from Humble Origins earning his first break when he showed Brilliance in command of a Roman legion he was in the good books of Emperor Claudius until he displeased the emperor's wife at a party forcing him to retire he re-emerged from retirement when Emperor Nero came to power but his career was derailed again when he fell asleep while Nero was playing live his fortune sank so low that he had to drive donkeys however his luck revived again when the Romans needed someone to
suppress a Jewish Rebellion while he was engaged in that Nero died which led to the year of the three Emperors when Emperors were dying like fleas he threw his name in the Hat and succeeded his most bizarre policy was the tax on public urinals his own son confronted him and told him that it was disgusting to charge people for urinating Vespasian responded by holding a coin beneath his son's nose and said money does not smell
