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Nero's Lost Provinces: The Persian Dream That Never Was
We often hear about Nero’s obsession with Greek culture, but his ambition stretched far beyond the Mediterranean. This episode explores the geopolitical tension between Rome and Parthia over Armenia, a buffer state that threatened Roman security for decades. We look at the career of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, the general tasked with enforcing Roman dominance through diplomacy and military pressure rather than outright conquest. When King Vologases I of Parthia placed his brother Tiridates on the Armenian throne, it was seen as a direct challenge to imperial authority. Nero responded not with…
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