AD 67 Olympics - Nero 'nough is good enough

The Ancient Greek Panhellenic games were a series of prestigious and honoured festivals which saw the bravest and boldest athletes complete for the ultimate glory. That was until Nero came along and disrupted the sacred traditions by manipulating officials, proceedings, and even the history books to crown himself Periodonikes, universal victor of all four games. This week’s story is presented by executive producer Zoe Behrendt, who takes us back to AD 67 to relive both the fascinating games, and the tyranny of Nero’s reign. Find out where this story ranks on our quest to find the wildest story from the world to sport. Sources: https://www.olympics.com/ioc/ancient-olympic-games https://historycollection.com/the-strangest-sports-stories-in-history/https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2800827 From gladiators to mock naval battles, what were the major sports events in the ancient world?Articles of the Olympic AcademyTacitus: Annals: Book 14 [20] | Sacred Texts ArchiveSuetonius • Life of NeroCassius Dio — Epitome of Book 62https://www.britannica.com/story/did-nero-really-fiddle-as-rome-burned "Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned" — Classical Journal 42:211‑217 (1947)Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned? | HISTORYhttps://historycollection.com/musical-tyrant-5-facts-emperor-nero/ Nero: The End of a Dynasty - Miriam Griffin - Google BooksNero at the Theatre « Roman History 31 BC - AD 117Case Study I: Nero – Spectacles in the Roman WorldWas the Neronia a Freak Festival? on JSTORThe embarrassing spectacle when Emperor Nero competed in the Ancient Olympics - History SkillsNero Was The Worst Best Olympian Ever | DefectorAncient OlympicsThe Ancient Greek Tragedy Competitions | by Rune Myrland | Storyknot | MediumNero, "Periodonikes"https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/4DwgbSMcR5WZcxYjC2p1c9Z/nero-to-zero-the-rise-and-fall-of-a-brutal-roman-emperor https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor/The-approaching-endPresenters: James Whybrow Zoe Behrendt Carlin Sheaves Music and cover art: Zoe Behrendt