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Following the conquest of [[Great Britain|Britain]] by the Roman Empire in [[43]], [[Prasutagus]], the [[king]] of the [[Iceni]], was one of several tribal rulers in Britain who were bought off by the Romans. After Prasutagus' death, he left half of his kingdom to Nero and the other half to his daughters. His widow [[Boudica]] became the Queen of the Iceni. However, the Emperor annexed the entire kingdom. When Boudicca objected, she was flogged and her daughters were raped in public. This resulted in Boudicca leading a failed revolt against the occupying Roman forces in [[60]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') | Following the conquest of [[Great Britain|Britain]] by the Roman Empire in [[43]], [[Prasutagus]], the [[king]] of the [[Iceni]], was one of several tribal rulers in Britain who were bought off by the Romans. After Prasutagus' death, he left half of his kingdom to Nero and the other half to his daughters. His widow [[Boudica]] became the Queen of the Iceni. However, the Emperor annexed the entire kingdom. When Boudicca objected, she was flogged and her daughters were raped in public. This resulted in Boudicca leading a failed revolt against the occupying Roman forces in [[60]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') | ||
In [[July]] [[64]], Nero's slave buyer [[Tavius]] bought [[Barbara Wright]] and brought her to the palace. Nero immediately took to her and gleefully chased her around the palace until they were caught by his wife. | In [[July]] [[64]], Nero's slave buyer [[Tavius]] bought [[Barbara Wright]] and brought her to the palace. Nero immediately took to her and gleefully chased her around the palace until they were caught by his wife [[Poppaea]]. | ||
When the [[First Doctor]] came to stay, pretending to be the famous [[lyre]] player [[Maximus Pettulian]], Nero grew jealous of his popularity. Nero was about to kill him when the Doctor set fire to the Emperor's plans for a new Rome, which had previously been rejected by the Senate. From this, Nero was inspired to [[Great Fire of Rome|burn the old capital]], so his new city could be built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | When the [[First Doctor]] came to stay, pretending to be the famous [[lyre]] player [[Maximus Pettulian]], Nero grew jealous of his popularity. Nero was about to kill him when the Doctor set fire to the Emperor's plans for a new Rome, which had previously been rejected by the Senate. From this, Nero was inspired to [[Great Fire of Rome|burn the old capital]], so his new city could be built. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'') | ||
