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Nero and the Pisonian Conspiracy 65 AD
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Pisonian Conspiracy of 65 AD, the most serious plot against Nero's life. They discuss the key figures involved: Gaius Calpurnius Piso, the aristocratic senator who was meant to replace the emperor; Seneca the Younger, the philosopher-tutor caught in the web; Faenius Rufus, the Praetorian Prefect who turned conspirator; and Subrius Flavus, the tribune who plotted to kill Nero. Lucas explains how the conspiracy was discovered, the wave of forced suicides that followed, and what Tacitus and Suetonius reveal about the culture of betrayal at court…
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