Hello, and welcome to the history of Rome.

Episode 67 What an Artist The World Is Losing.

Nira had dodged a bullet in 65 AD when the far-reaching Pisonian conspiracy was exposed

before it had a chance to act.

Thus far, Nira had been living his life with a sort of flippant disregard for the aristocracy,

obsessed about his standing with the masses sure, but not really giving a hoot what a bunch

of crusty old senators thought about him.

But after the plot was discovered, Nira was exposed to a reality that he had never really

considered before.

Not only were powerful men unhappy with him, but they were willing to go to extreme lengths

to express their unhappiness, and not only were they willing to go to extreme lengths

to express their unhappiness, but, except for one lucky break, they had almost gone

to them.

Nira suddenly realized that his reign and his life existed in a far more precarious place

than he had previously thought.

Now this is the point where a more introspective man, aided by wise counsel, might examine

the roots of the aristocracies' displeasure, and wonder what he, Nira, might be able to

do to mute their anger.

Were there things he did that were unnecessarily inflammatory?

And that if he knocked off the more extreme stuff, maybe he could avoid perpetually dealing

with plots against his life?

But Nira was not an introspective man, and his counsel was not wise.

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