Did Nero Try To Murder His Own Mother?
Clip: Season 16 Episode 6 | 3m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Records of Nero's reign portray him as a monster who orchestrated his own mother's death.
Records of Nero's reign portray him as a monster who orchestrated an assassination attempt on his mother. But was it even possible?
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Did Nero Try To Murder His Own Mother?
Clip: Season 16 Episode 6 | 3m 12sVideo has Closed Captions
Records of Nero's reign portray him as a monster who orchestrated an assassination attempt on his mother. But was it even possible?
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Did Nero Poison Britannicus for the Throne?
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Science may disprove the story of how Nero poisoned his stepbrother for the throne. (3m 21s)
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Take a look at the life of Nero and find out what history may have gotten wrong about him. (36s)
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