A familiar face

After introducing herself and the exhibition, the tour guide Sophia tells the class that their visit will not be as dull as the usual visits, as they can now ‘guide’ themselves. They each have the opportunity to choose an object on display, and their questions will guide the tour.

When it got to Alex’s turn, their excitement was great. “I’d like to ask something about the small coin with the emperor Nero and his mum. I personally don’t know much about Roman history, but I am a big cinema enthusiast, and remember once watching the Italian comedy Nero’s Mistress. The main characters seemed to be on quite bad terms, as Nero was planning to get rid of his mistress the whole time during the movie. Was it the same in reality?”