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Nero's Palace Coup Against Pallas: The Fall of a Freedman
In this episode of Nero: Mad Tyrant or Misunderstood Emperor?, Lucas and Luna explore the dramatic downfall of Marcus Antonius Pallas, the immensely powerful freedman and financial secretary under Claudius and early Nero. Pallas, who amassed a fortune of 300 million sesterces and was once hailed as the 'inventor of the imperial treasury', was forced from power in 55 AD amidst accusations of conspiracy with Britannicus's faction. Unlike later assassinations, this was a cold, legalistic purge: Nero stripped Pallas of his position and had him quietly murdered a few years later…
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