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Dynasty of Extremes: The Julio-Claudians from Tiberius to Nero
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The Julio-Claudian emperors gave Rome some of its most competent governance and its most deranged rulers — sometimes in the same reign. This episode traces the dynasty from the suspicious withdrawal of Tiberius through Caligula's terrifying transformation, Claudius's unlikely competence, and Nero's catastrophic unravelling.
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Most people come to Roman imperial history expecting a parade of monsters. Caligula feeding men to lions.
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