Nero Happened When his Mother Lost

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You ever read a book, watch a movie, learn some history, and think to yourself “That was pretty good, but what if it turned out this way instead?”. Me too! I like speculative history as much as the next person, but the world is such a complicated place. The more accurate you try to be, the more vague your alternate history must become. It’s too bad we’ll never know for sure… or will we? If there’s one thing people like to say about history, it’s that it repeats. Today I’m going to tell you a story about how a young noblewoman used her position as the emperor’s wife to take control of the Roman Empire, only to find herself locked in a life and death struggle with her own teenage son. One story, with two very different endings.

Music (in order of appearance):

Pink Zebra - Cut the Cheese

Kevin Macleod - Hidden Past

Laurie Johnson - Happy Go Lively

Orchestralis - The Roman Legion

Kevin Macleod - Fun in a Bottle

Orchestralis - Medieval Harp and Flute

Studio Etude - Old Gnome

Music Dog - Greek Tradition

Death Note OST - Low of Solipsism

Score Wizards - The Magic Clock

Kevin Macleod - Holiday Weasel

Metatron Omega - Sanctum

Kevin Macleod - Our Story Begins

Kevin Macleod - Pippin the Hunchback

Kevin Macleod - Unholy Knight