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Nero and the Triumph of Tiridates: A Royal Spectacle in Rome
In 66 AD, the Armenian king Tiridates I traveled to Rome to receive his crown from Nero — a journey of over three thousand miles that included an audience with the emperor, a massive public spectacle in the Forum, and the closing of the Temple of Janus to signal universal peace. This episode explores the political and cultural significance of that encounter: how Nero transformed a potential humiliation into a propaganda triumph, the role of Corbulo’s military victories, the Zoroastrian rituals Tiridates insisted on, and the lavish games that followed. We also examine the famous story of…
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