1 Season
36 Episode
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Season 1 Episode 5 Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians
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.
- Year: 2019
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: Wonderium
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- Director: Joyce E. Salisbury
- Cast: Joyce E. Salisbury