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Nero's Death and the Birth of a Legend
In June of 68 CE, Nero fled Rome as the Senate declared him a public enemy. His suicide — with help from his secretary Epaphroditus — ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty and set off a year of civil war. But his death also sparked something stranger: the Nero Redivivus legend. Across the empire, false Neros appeared, claiming the emperor had not died but fled east. The Sibylline Oracles prophesied his return. In Parthia, a pretender named Terentius Maximus won supporters before being exposed. Why did so many refuse to believe Nero was gone? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the…
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