Nero & Sporus. Amazon Prime/Giphy. ... for phone cards” in the dungeons — Shiv’s errand boy begins to spin an unsettling yarn about the fifth Emperor of Rome, Nero. Now, ...

If ancient historians Tacitus and Suetonius are correct—and there are questions about their trustworthiness as narrators—feminine-appearing Sporus was a freedman of around 16 when Nero, bereft ...