Roadies For Nero: An Epilogue
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Agrippina's Son, Nero, Is a Meal Ticket
Agrippina was the wife of emperor Claudius, who adopted her son nero when he was just 12 years old. The roman public thought this was gross, and claudius even had to convince the senate to pass a specia law allowing it. To agrippina, nero was more than a son. He was a meal ticket. She'd spent years wheeling and dealing, making friends and greasing palms within the pretorian guard. Agrippina bears more than a passing resemblance to circe lanister from a game of thrones. Think about it, you've got incest check, overbearing mother,. Check, aspiring authoritarian who outplays all the men around
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