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Nero's Naval Engineers: The Fucine Lake and Roman Mega-Projects
Emperor Nero is often remembered for fire and fiddle, but what about his staggering engineering ambition? In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into the Fucine Lake drainage project — a massive Roman hydraulic undertaking begun under Claudius and completed under Nero. They explore the 5.6-kilometer tunnel through Monte Salviano, the role of the imperial engineer Nonius Datus, and the political spectacle of the naumachia staged on the drained lake bed. Along the way, they discuss Nero's personal investment in the project, the use of forced labor versus skilled workers, and how this…
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