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Epponina then lived a double-life for many years as his widow, while also on one occasion even visiting Rome with
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who were still faithful to Rome. Following his defeat, he faked his own death by telling his servants that he intended to kill himself. He then burned down the villa in which he was staying. He went into hiding in a nearby cellar, known only to his wife
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of AD 69. He attempted to take advantage of the turmoil in Rome after the death of Nero to set up an independent
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was the place in which
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