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Nero and the Senate: The Final Rupture
Episode 165 dives into the collapse of Nero's relationship with the Roman Senate — the political crisis that doomed him. We trace the arc from the early 'Quinquennium Neronis' (Nero's first five years praised by Trajan) to the Pisonian Conspiracy of 65 AD and the purges that followed. Lucas explains how Nero's reliance on the Praetorian Guard and his populist moves — like abolishing the portoria and tax farming — alienated senatorial elites. Luna asks about the infamous 'Senatorial decree' that declared Nero a public enemy, and why the Senate turned on him…
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