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Which Roman emperor was most like Donald Trump?

Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with sycophants doing his bidding would be seductive.

The Conversation

“If they were ever going to do the story of Nero, probably the most decadent of all the emperors, they would have to use Roy Thomas Baker”: Tributes to the legendary producer of Queen, Alice Cooper, Journey and more, who has died aged 78

RTB produced Bohemian Rhapsody and other landmark songs

MusicRadar

Devil May Cry Nero actor didn't realize he was auditioning to play Dante in the new Netflix series until the show's producer said he wrote the lead role just for him: "A different weight on my shoulders"

Johnny Yong Bosch didn't know what he was getting into

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Devil May Cry anime star recalls playing the game for the first time, as he explains what makes it so special: "There's definitely a unique thing to it"

Johnny Yong Bosch, who played Nero in the games, but now voices Dante in Netflix adaptation has a lotta love for the Capcom action-adventures

Total Film

We've just got a first look at Vergil in Netflix's upcoming Devil May Cry series alongside another key character from Devil May Cry 3

The trailer's giving late-2000s AMV.

PC Gamer

US Unable To Stand Up To Trump, Says French Senator After Viral 'Nero' Speech

US politicians are unable to stand up to Donald Trump, a French lawmaker said, after the viral success of a speech where he damned the US president as presiding over "Nero's court" and described his advisor, Elon Musk, as a "buffoon on ketamine".

International Business Times

Journalist Sophie Elmhirst wins book of the year at Nero Book Awards

Elmhirst took home the £30,000 prize for her debut book, Maurice And Maralyn: An Extraordinary True Story Of Shipwreck, Survival And Love.

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Sophie Elmhirst’s Maurice and Maralyn wins Nero book of the year prize

The Guardian long read writer’s ‘enthralling’ first book was said to reach ‘the highest literary eminence’ by judging chair Bill Bryson

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More than 1,300 coins buried buried during Roman emperor Nero's reign found in England

A hoard of 1,368 coins, most of them silver, was discovered in England. Why they were buried is a mystery.

LiveScience

Colin Barrett’s Wild Houses among winners of Nero book awards

The booker longlisted title takes the debut fiction prize while Adam S Leslie, Sophie Elmhirst and Liz Hyder win fiction, nonfiction and children’s categories

The Guardian - UK

Graffiti was a powerful form of protest in ancient Rome – as Gladiator II shows

Warning: this article contains minor spoilers for Gladiator II.

The Conversation

Unfortunately, She Was a Nymphomaniac by Joan Smith review – debunking misogynist myths of ancient Rome

This retelling of the lives of much-maligned Roman women sees their plight through a contemporary feminist lens

The Guardian - UK

'The waters become corrupt, the air infected': How the ancient Greeks and Romans viewed pollution and what they did about it

Here's what the ancient Greeks and Romans can teach us about the environment and ourselves. From Roman soldiers in crowded camps to emperors cleaning up rivers, there are many lessons to be learned.

LiveScience

Are you not entertained? The XVIII best films about the Romans – ranked!

With Gladiator II thrusting into cinematic arenas next month, we hand out laurels to the greatest sword-and-sandal movies of them all

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Netflix's Devil May Cry anime seems to have its voice actors mixed up, as Johnny Yong Bosch is confirmed to be voicing Dante

This could get messy.

LiveScience

Why are so many Roman statues headless?

There are many reasons an ancient statue might accidentally lose its head — and some for its head to be severed on purpose.

Salon

Cheating, a tale as old as sports

Cheaters in the ancient Olympics were thrashed with a rod. But what is to be done when the cheater is the king?

The Times of India

Iwan Rheon: 'Those About To Die' is very different from 'Game of Thrones'; it's punctuated with genuine historical events - EXCLUSIVE

Iwan Rheon, renowned for his chilling portrayal of Ramsay Bolton in Game of Thrones, returns to the screen in the historical drama 'Those About To Die'. The series, directed by Roland Emmerich and based on the 1958 book by Daniel P. Mannix, delves into the tumultuous period of Roman history…

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Evening Standard

Those About to Die: the gory true story behind Prime Video’s new gladiatorial epic

How much is true, and how much of it is taking a healthy slice of historic liberty?

International Business Times

Macron Angers French Left, Far Right Insists No NATO Exit

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday faced accusations of transphobia after lashing out at the snap election manifesto of a new left-wing coalition, while the far-right party leader insisted he would not question France's international commitments including on NATO. With less than two weeks before the first round of polling in…

The Guardian - UK

L’Incoronazione di Poppea review – sexting, dope and toxic masculinity in Monteverdi update

Director Walter Sutcliffe’s modern-day production of Monteverdi’s take on Emperor Nero scores some hits but as many misses. Musically, though, it is outstanding

Evening Standard

OPINION - The snowflake generation could do with a good dose of this philosophy

One of the oddest features of the culture right now is that the philosophy of Stoicism is a big thing. There’s a group called Modern Stoicism which runs a Stoic Week, that asks participants to live like a Stoic — and it turns out that it makes them feel good.…

GamesRadar

In defense Nero, the beleaguered soul who might just be the real future of Devil May Cry

Opinion | While he might not have Dante's instant, easy cool, Nero's arsenal makes up for it

The Guardian - UK

Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting wins inaugural Nero book of the year prize

Irish author’s ‘suspenseful and linguistically astonishing’ fourth novel praised for its ‘great wit and humanity’ by judge Bernardine Evaristo

The Hindu

HDK slams CM for spending on guarantees’ conventions amidst drought

Former CM Kumaraswamy criticizes State government for spending on publicity instead of drought relief, likening CM to Roman king Nero.

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