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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (/ ˈ n ɪər oʊ / 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.
Jun 5, 2024 · Nero, fifth Roman emperor, the emperor Claudius’s stepson and heir, who became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians. Learn more about the life of Nero here.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- 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...
Jun 29, 2012 · What was Nero’s full name, and when did he reign? Nero's full name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, but after Agrippina married Claudius, he became Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus and reigned from 54 to 68 CE.
- Donald L. Wasson
- Agrippina was Nero's mother, the daughter of Agrippina the Elder, and the great-granddaughter of Emperor Augustus.
- Some of the major catastrophes of Nero’s reign were the Piso Conspiracy, an unsuccessful plot to kill Nero. The failed Boudicca rebellion in Britai...
- After the fire, Nero had to raise taxes to finance the rebuilding of Rome, by constructing residential districts, wider streets, brick buildings, a...
- Nero died by suicide. The Senate declared him an enemy of the public and named Galba as the new emperor. Realizing his days were over, Nero attempt...
Apr 2, 2014 · Nero presented himself to the Senate to deliver a eulogy in Claudius’s honor and was named Emperor of Rome. He took the name Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, and ascended to the...
Nero was born with the name Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in 37 AD but renamed Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus because his mother, Agrippina the Younger, married Emperor Claudius in 49 AD, who adopted Nero in 50 AD.
Apr 22, 2021 · Nero was a common name among members of the Claudian family, especially in Claudius' branch. Nero and Agrippina offered Claudius a politically useful link back to Augustus, strengthening his position.
Nov 9, 2009 · Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero took his familiar name when he was adopted at age 13 by his great-uncle, the emperor Claudius (his father, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, had died when...
