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May 24, 2021 · After 2,000 years most people still recognise the name Nero, emperor of Rome between AD 54 and 68. He is remembered as a monster and sadist with a chilling list of crimes to his name, from burning down his own capital city to sleeping with his mother and murdering many of his close relatives.
The Roman Emperor Nero was an ineffectual, neglectful and brutal leader. Explore facts about Nero in our short biography.
v. t. e. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (/ ˈnɪəroʊ / NEER-oh; 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. Nero was born at Antium in AD 37, the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and ...
Sep 16, 2024 · Nero (born December 15, 37 ce, Antium, Latium—died June 9, 68, Rome) was the fifth Roman emperor (54–68 ce), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians.
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- Rome burned while he was emperor, and the eagerness with which he rebuilt led many to believe that he was responsible for the fire. He tried to shi...
- His father died when Nero was about three. His mother, Julia Agrippina, poisoned her second husband when Nero was 12. She then married her uncle, t...
- Nero built a palace, the Golden House, which was apparently magnificent, but it was so resented by the public and by his successors that it was alm...
- As Nero's behavior became more erratic—he believed that he could sing Gaul into submission—his enemies became bolder. The Senate condemned him to d...
Apr 25, 2019 · Professor Maria Wyke (UCL Greek & Latin) discusses one of the most notorious rulers of ancient Rome, Emperor Nero, in conversation with Melvyn Bragg and other guests.
Here are 10 fascinating facts about Rome’s iconic and abominable leader. 1. He became Emperor at the age of 17. As Nero was older than Emperor Claudius’ natural son, Britannicus, he now had a superb claim to the imperial purple.
May 25, 2021 · The great-great-grandson of Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, Nero came to power in 54 A.D., when he was just 17 years old. He succeeded his stepfather Claudius—who, according to the exhibition,...
