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Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400. Episode 5, Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 7523058 | KanopyPublisher: The Great Courses, 2019Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, soundContent type:
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  • computer
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Subject(s): Genre/Form: Online resources: Joyce E. SalisburySummary: Nero may not have truly “fiddled while Rome burned” but his reputation for excess and cruelty is genuine. See how the beautiful Poppaea became the wife of the mad emperor and how her religious sympathies likely influenced his persecution of Christians following a devastating fire. Ultimately, Poppaea’s story is a complex mix of spiritual zeal and vicious cruelty.
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Joyce E. Salisbury

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2019.

Nero may not have truly “fiddled while Rome burned” but his reputation for excess and cruelty is genuine. See how the beautiful Poppaea became the wife of the mad emperor and how her religious sympathies likely influenced his persecution of Christians following a devastating fire. Ultimately, Poppaea’s story is a complex mix of spiritual zeal and vicious cruelty.

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