Anthony Everitt on Nero, Rome’s Most Misunderstood Emperor

<p>Ryan speaks with Anthony Everitt about his book <a href="https://geni.us/LzOwv0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome</a>, how Rome would have been different if Nero were free to become a musician, why Nero’s overbearing mother contributed to his lack of moral compass, and more.</p><p>Anthony Everitt is a British professor, author and historian of ancient Rome. His critically acclaimed books about Roman history include <a href="https://geni.us/LdxNsCR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician</em></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Augustus-Life-Romes-First-Emperor/dp/0812970586" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Augustus: The Life of Rome's First Emperor</em></a>, <a href="https://geni.us/pWGbb" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rise of Rome: The Making of the World's Greatest Empire</em></a>, and <a href="https://geni.us/aZjX4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization</em></a>. He also publishes historical essays regularly in <em>The Guardian</em> and <em>The Financial Times</em>.</p><p>✉️&nbsp;Sign up for the Daily Stoic email: <a href="http://dailystoic.com/dailyemail" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dailystoic.com/dailyemail</a></p><p>🏛 Check out the <a href="https://store.dailystoic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Stoic Store</a> for Stoic inspired products, signed books, and more.</p><p>📱 Follow us: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dailystoic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/dailystoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube</a>, <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daily_stoic" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dailystoic"