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Nero and the Stoic Opposition: The Trial of Thrasea Paetus
In the final years of Nero's reign, a different kind of resistance emerged: not the bloody dagger of a conspirator, but the silent protest of a Stoic senator. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the trial and death of Thrasea Paetus—a man who dared to oppose the emperor by simply refusing to participate. We trace the rise of the Stoic Opposition in Rome, Thrasea's principled withdrawal from public life after the Pisonian Conspiracy, and the show trial in 66 AD orchestrated by Nero's henchmen. We meet key figures like Paconius Agrippinus, Barea Soranus, and the remarkable…
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