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Sporus, the Glossary

Sporus was a young slave boy whom the Roman Emperor Nero had castrated and married as his Empress during his tour of Greece in 66–67 CE, allegedly in order for him to play the role of his wife, Poppaea Sabina, who had died the previous year.^[1]

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69 deaths
Castrated people
Emperor's slaves and freedmen
Husbands of Roman emperors
Lovers of ancient Roman royalty
Male lovers of royalty
Poppaea Sabina
Spouses of Nero

Alexander Pope

Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most prominent English poets of the early 18th century.

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All the Bells Say

"All the Bells Say" is the ninth and final episode of the third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 29th episode overall.

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Aurelius Victor

Sextus Aurelius Victor (c. 320 – c. 390) was a historian and politician of the Roman Empire.

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Battle of Bedriacum

The Battle of Bedriacum refers to two battles fought during the Year of the Four Emperors (AD 69) near the village of Bedriacum (now Calvatone), about from the town of Cremona in northern Italy.

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Calends

The calends or kalends (kalendae) is the first day of every month in the Roman calendar.

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Calvia Crispinilla

Calvia Crispinilla (fl. c. 70) was a Roman Imperial courtier. Sporus and Calvia Crispinilla are 1st-century Romans and 1st-century births.

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Caroline Vout

Caroline Vout (born c. 1972) is a British classicist and art historian.

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Cassius Dio

Lucius Cassius Dio, also known as Dio Cassius (Δίων Κάσσιος), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin.

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Castration

Castration is any action, surgical, chemical, or otherwise, by which a male loses use of the testicles: the male gonad.

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology

The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology is a biographical dictionary of classical antiquity, edited by William Smith and originally published in London by Taylor, Walton (and Maberly) and John Murray from 1844 to 1849 in three volumes of more than 3,700 pages.

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Dio Chrysostom

Dio Chrysostom (Δίων Χρυσόστομος Dion Chrysostomos), Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Sporus and Dio Chrysostom are 1st-century Romans.

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Epaphroditus (freedman of Nero)

Tiberius Claudius Epaphroditus or Epaphroditos (Greek: Ἐπαφρόδιτος; born c. 20–25 – died c. 95), was a freedman and secretary of the Roman Emperor Nero. Sporus and Epaphroditus (freedman of Nero) are 1st-century Romans and Emperor's slaves and freedmen.

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Epithet

An epithet, also a byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) commonly accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a real or fictitious person, place, or thing.

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Freedman

A freedman or freedwoman is a person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means.

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Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus

Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus (died 68) was a Prefect of the Praetorian Guard during the rule of Emperor Nero from AD 65 until his death in 68. Sporus and Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus are 1st-century Romans.

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Gladiator

A gladiator (gladiator, "swordsman", from gladius, "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals.

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Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (father of Nero)

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (2 BC – January AD 41) was a member of the imperial Julio-Claudian dynasty of Ancient Rome.

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History of same-sex unions

This is a history of same-sex unions in cultures around the world.

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Homosexuality in ancient Rome

Homosexuality in ancient Rome often differs markedly from the contemporary West.

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Incest

Incest is human sexual activity between family members or close relatives.

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John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey

John Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey, (13 October 16965 August 1743) was an English courtier and political writer.

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Lion in the Meadow (Succession)

"Lion in the Meadow" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American satirical comedy-drama television series Succession, and the 24th episode overall.

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Mistress of the Robes

The mistress of the robes was the senior lady in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, who would, by appointment, attend on the Queen (whether queen regnant or a queen consort).

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Neophytus (freedman)

Neophytus was a freedman of the Roman emperor Nero. Sporus and Neophytus (freedman) are 1st-century Romans, 1st-century births and Emperor's slaves and freedmen.

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Nero

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68. Sporus and Nero are Poppaea Sabina.

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Otho

Otho (born Marcus Salvius Otho; 28 April 32 – 16 April 69) was Roman emperor, ruling for three months from 15 January to 16 April 69. Sporus and Otho are 69 deaths and Poppaea Sabina.

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Paris (mythology)

Paris (Πάρις), also known as Alexander (Ἀλέξανδρος, Aléxandros), is a mythological figure in the story of the Trojan War.

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Phaon (freedman)

Phaon was an imperial freedman and confidant of the Roman emperor Nero. Sporus and Phaon (freedman) are 1st-century Romans, 1st-century births and Emperor's slaves and freedmen.

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Poppaea Sabina

Poppaea Sabina (30 AD – 65 AD), also known as Ollia, was a Roman empress as the second wife of the emperor Nero.

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Praetorian prefect

The praetorian prefect (praefectus praetorio; ἔπαρχος/ὕπαρχος τῶν πραιτωρίων) was a high office in the Roman Empire.

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Pythagoras (freedman)

Pythagoras was a freedman of the Roman emperor Nero, whom he married in a public ceremony in which the emperor took the role of bride. Sporus and Pythagoras (freedman) are 1st-century Romans, 1st-century births, Emperor's slaves and freedmen, Husbands of Roman emperors, Lovers of ancient Roman royalty, male lovers of royalty and Spouses of Nero.

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Rape of Persephone

The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.

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Rictor Norton

Rictor Norton (born 1945) is an American writer on literary and cultural history, particularly queer history.

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Roman emperor

The Roman emperor was the ruler and monarchical head of state of the Roman Empire, starting with the granting of the title augustus to Octavian in 27 BC.

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Satire

Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sporus

Sporus, the Glossary

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69 deaths

Castrated people

Emperor's slaves and freedmen

Husbands of Roman emperors

Lovers of ancient Roman royalty

Male lovers of royalty

Poppaea Sabina

Spouses of Nero

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