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Did Nero Try To Murder His Own Mother?

Records of Nero's reign portray him as a monster who orchestrated his own mother's death.

02/20/2019

Secrets of the Dead

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?

02/20/2019

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Did Nero Poison Britannicus for the Throne?

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Clip: S16 Ep6 | 3m 21s | Science may disprove the story of how Nero poisoned his stepbrother for the throne. (3m 21s)

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Preview: S16 Ep6 | 36s | Take a look at the life of Nero and find out what history may have gotten wrong about him. (36s)

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