Professor Mary Beard
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first heard Jan 2026
last heard 1 May
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What did his dad do?
All Roman men are in politics.
Oh, OK, OK.
Never mind.
Sorry.
The key to Nero's success, or one of the keys to Nero's success, though, was that his mum was about as well connected within the imperial family as you could possibly be.
She was a direct descendant of the first emperor, Augustus, and her dad had been the most glamorous prince of the ruling house.
So that gave Nero a good start in life.
Even though dad died when he was three.
That was the same year as his uncle happened to be assassinated.
That was the Emperor Caligula.
And new Emperor Claudius comes to the throne.
And before too long, we find that mum...
Agrippina.
Oh, yes, sorry.
And you've done a programme on Agrippina.
We have.
We've got an episode on her, so listeners can check back in.
You should go back and listen to the Agrippina programme because Mum Agrippina married the Emperor Claudius.
Who was her uncle.
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