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Jun 25
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174: Murder, Incest, and Castration: How...

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Hi friends, happy Wednesday! 

So you guys know I love dictators. And you ended up *LOVING* the Caesar episode… So it made me wonder what other, *older* dictators were out there who I assumed were boring but actually had these scandalous lives. 

And that’s when I found out about a certain emperor we’re gonna talk about today. Not only did he mass murder an entire group of people, but he *personally* killed just about everyone who got close to him. 

And you might think okay, typical bloodthirsty tyrant. Been there, done that. But … no. No one has ever matched this guy's freak. 

Some of the dictators we’ve talked about are actually failed artists. And then they take revenge on the world by taking it over. 

But this guy… it’s almost like he didn’t care about being in power at all. All he wanted to do was sing. And dance. And have insane orgies with eunuchs. But instead… he was forced by his mother to rule Rome. 

Today I am coming to you with the insane TRUE story of one of the world’s first tyrants. This is the Dark History of NERO. 

I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History.

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Bailey Sarian & Kevin Grosch and Joey Scavuzzo from Made In Network
Head Writer: Allyson Philobos
Writer: Katie Burris
Additional Writing: Jessica Charles
Research provided by: Dr. Thomas Messersmith
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