Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Julia Disobeys Emperor Augustus
- Season 1 Herodias Has John the Baptist Beheaded
- Season 1 The Trung Sisters of Vietnam Fight the Han
- Season 1 Boudicca Attacks the Romans
- Season 1 Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians
- Season 1 Plotina Advises Emperor Trajan
- Season 1 Perpetua Is Martyred in the Arena
- Season 1 Julia Maesa Controls an Unusual Emperor
- Season 1 Zenobia Battles the Roman Legions
- Season 1 Helena Brings Christianity Down to Earth
- Season 1 Galla Placidia Supports the Visigoths
- Season 1 Hypatia Dies for Intellectual Freedom
- Season 1 Pulcheria Defends the Virgin Mary
- Season 1 Theodora Rises from Dancer to Empress
- Season 1 Radegund Founds a Convent
- Season 1 Aisha Helps Shape Islam
- Season 1 Wu Zetian Rules China
- Season 1 Kahina Defends North Africa against Muslims
- Season 1 Dhuoda Chronicles a Carolingian Life
- Season 1 Elfrida Rules Anglo-Saxon England
- Season 1 Freydis Journeys to North America
- Season 1 Lubna of Córdoba Masters Mathematics
- Season 1 Lady Murasaki Writes the First Novel
- Season 1 Anna Brings Christianity to Russia
- Season 1 Anna Comnena Writes a Byzantine History
- Season 1 Eleanor of Aquitaine Goes on Crusade
- Season 1 Marie of Champagne Promotes Romantic Love
- Season 1 Heloise Embraces the New Philosophy
- Season 1 Hildegard Revolutionizes Traditional Medicine
- Season 1 Razia Rules Muslim India
- Season 1 Sorkhakhtani Administers a Mongol Empire
- Season 1 Licoricia Deals with the King of England
- Season 1 Abutsu Follows the Way of Poetry
- Season 1 Brigitta Speaks to God and the Pope
- Season 1 Joan of Arc Dies for France
- Season 1 Christine of Pisan Defends Women
Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400 - Season 1 Episode 5 Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians
0.00 48 minutes Nero may not have truly “fiddled while Rome burned” but his reputation for excess and cruelty is genuine. See how the beautiful Poppaea became the wife of the mad emperor and how her religious sympathies likely influenced his persecution of Christians following a devastating fire. Ultimately, Poppaea’s story is a complex mix of spiritual zeal and vicious cruelty.
