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Nero's Secret Adversary: The Quinquennium Neronis Debate
Was Nero really a disaster from day one? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the controversial 'Quinquennium Neronis' — the first five years of Nero's reign, which ancient sources like Trajan and Aurelius Victor praised as a golden age. They delve into the roles of Seneca and Burrus, the reform of the permanent courts (quaestiones perpetuae), the suppression of forgery, the crackdown on corrupt governors, and the Emperor Claudius's poison mushroom. They also examine the shift from the Stoic ideal of the philosopher-king to the tyranny of the artist-emperor, and the…
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