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In CE 68, the Roman Emperor Nero died, bringing an end to a dynasty - and relief from his 14-year-long rule, a time of greed, excess, abuse, murder, and (possibly) arson.
On this episode, we're discussing the life of the worst of the Julio-Claudian rulers, as well as the Great Fire of Rome, a rat's nest of a family tree, and some of the worst theater ever performed.
Sources for this episode include:
"Nero, a Life From Beginning To End", by Hourly
"The New, Nicer Nero", J Levine for Smithsonian
"The genderqueer tragedy of Sporus, Roman Emperor Nero’s
"The Fire of Rome" M. Owen and I. Gildenhard, 2013
"The Life of Nero", Suetonius
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In CE 68, the Roman Emperor Nero died, bringing an end to a dynasty - and relief from his 14-year-long rule, a time of greed, excess, abuse, murder, and (possibly) arson.
On this episode, we're discussing the life of the worst of the Julio-Claudian rulers, as well as the Great Fire of Rome, a rat's nest of a family tree, and some of the worst theater ever performed.
Sources for this episode include:
"Nero, a Life From Beginning To End", by Hourly
"The New, Nicer Nero", J Levine for Smithsonian
"The genderqueer tragedy of Sporus, Roman Emperor Nero’s
"The Fire of Rome" M. Owen and I. Gildenhard, 2013
"The Life of Nero", Suetonius

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