S4E8 - The Ancient Olympics
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The Legend of Nero
Nero was the fifth Roman Emperor, ruling from 54 to 68 CE. He grew up longing to be a contender in the Great Games but wasn't very good at sports. Nero created his own version of the Greek games in Rome called Nironia. The emperor himself performed as a poet and a singer in the second Nironian games,. As you'd expect, he won all of them.
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