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Nero #45 – Grand Slam
Nero didn’t visit Athens or Sparta while in Greece because he was scared of religious and political retribution. Besides, he was too busy trying to become the periodonikes,…
Nero #44 – Horny Dolphins
The year is 67 CE. Nero is still on his 14 month tour of Greece. He dropped into the Temple of Apollo at Delphi and tickled the Omphalos.
Nero #43 – To the Deuce!
It’s 67 CE. Before he sets out for his World Tour of Greece, Nero first needs to insult the Senate, then he needs to deal with a new…
Nero #42 – Dude Looks Like A Lady
Nero gets, not one, but TWO new wives. One of them is a dude.
Nero #41 – The Stuff of Genius
Nero’s first attempt at building a single property that covered his estates on the Palatine Hill and the Esquiline Hill was The Domus Transitoria, the House of Passage.…
Nero #40 – The Golden House
Nero built his Domus Aurea between 64-68 and, in doing so, revolutionised Roman architecture. He also built a massive statue of himself, because, hey, why not?
Nero #39 – Closing His Janus
Nero was a lover, not a fighter. Not a great leader of armies. He thought of himself as an artist. He wanted to be on stage, not on…
Nero #38 – A Woman Woo'd
If you want to marry a woman, remember to kill her husband first
Nero #37 – "Spare your ears"
The Stoics Thrasea and Soranus go on trial. And we run out of Tacitus.
Nero #36 – Two Options
When you’ve been up to no good, and you get caught out, you have two options. Nero, like Ray, is a Number 2 kind of guy. In this…
Nero #35 – A Monotony Of Disaster
A family commits suicide together to escape Nero’s prosecution, while others just get stabbed to death. But Tacitus’ explanations for Nero’s behaviour still leave us scratching our heads.
Nero #34 – A Reckless Spirit
Nero launches a series of attacks that result in the demise of certain members of the Roman elite. But why these particular people? And why now? We tease…
Nero #33 – Michael Tremblay On Stoicism (part 2)
This is the second and final part of our interview with philosopher Michael Tremblay, talking about Seneca and stoicism.
Nero #32 – Michael Tremblay On Stoicism (part 1)
With the recent demise on our show of Nero's favourite Stoic, Seneca, we wanted to go balls deep on Stoicism. To help us out, our guest Michael Tremblay,…
Nero #31 – Wife Kicker
In the year 66, Nero gets taken on a wild goose chase, performs some lovely poetry and harp concerts… oh yeah, and he kicks his wife to death.
Nero #30 – High Praise
This episode is brought to you by – legal weed! The Pisonian Conspiracy is over. Rewards are handed out to those who remained loyal. The Senate wants to…
Nero #29 – Seneca Falls
Next on the chopping block is Seneca, Nero’s old tutor and adviser and leading Stoic. Historians seem to think he wasn’t directly involved in the conspiracy – but…
Nero #28 – Piso Falls
Nero hunts down the main conspirators. Some of them are captured, while others help execute their own colleagues without betraying their allegiance to the cause. Piso is urged…
Nero #27 – A Betrayal Betrayed
The plot against Nero continues to gather momentum but is finally betrayed by a freedman, a day before shit was about to go down.
Nero #26 – The Circus Games (take 3)
When one of the praetorian prefects joins the conspirators, they decide it's time to act. But they can't agree on a plan. It takes a woman to move…