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Nero and the Rhodian Fishermen: The Colossus That Never Was
In 66 AD, Nero visited Rhodes and was so impressed by a local fisherman's skill that he declared the island exempt from taxation for a year. Wait—what? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the little-known story of Nero's relationship with Rhodes, a free city under the empire. We dig into the Rhodian 'Colossus' (already fallen by Nero's time), the island's famous school of rhetoric, and Nero's personal connection to a Rhodian freedman named Helius who governed Rome in his absence during the Grand Tour of Greece. We also uncover the strange tale of a…
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