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This 100% post-consumer content episode of History Daily, originally aired on July 18th, 2022.

It's March 23rd, 59 AD. On a cool, clear night in ancient Rome, a woman stands on a balcony looking

out over the dark city. Agrippina the Younger is the mother of Rome's emperor, Nero,

and she's one of the most powerful people in the Roman Empire. As she stares off into the night,

Agrippina hears some commotion down below. She peers over the balcony and sees a group of

armed centurions aggressively approach the door of her villa. Agrippina immediately recognizes the man

leading the group. It's her son, Nero's brutish enforcer, a former slave, named Anacetus.

Agrippina watches silently as Anacetus and his henchmen overpower her guards.

Barge inside the building. Agrippina slowly turns and walks back inside. She knows exactly why

Anacetus is here. Her son has sent him to kill her. When Nero first became emperor, he was still a

boy. In his youth, Agrippina served as Nero's regent, but now that he's a man, it seems Nero no

longer wants his mother telling him what to do. Agrippina is hardly surprised by her son's actions.

Nero already tried to assassinate her once and failed. Now he sent his slave to finish the job,

but Agrippina is a strong woman. She won't run or hide. She will meet her fate with resolve.

Agrippina can hear the screams of her startled maid servants as the centurions force their way

through the house. Then, her door flies open and the intruder storm inside her bedsheet.

Agrippina coldly surveys the armed centurions who threaten her.

And after a moment, Anacetus enters the room and strides right up to Agrippina,

his expression grim and resolute. Agrippina straightens her back, opens her mouth to speak,

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