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Mar 28, 2024 · How did Nero become famous? 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 shift the blame to the Christians , beginning the Roman persecution of that young religion.
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Nov 9, 2009 · Emperor Nero is best known for his debauchery, political murders, persecution of Christians and passion for music and the arts.
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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 ...
- 13 October 54 – 9 June 68
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Apr 2, 2014 · Nero was born in 37 A.D., the nephew of the emperor. After his father’s death, his mother married his great uncle, Claudius, and persuaded him to name Nero his successor. Nero took the throne at ...
Jun 19, 2020 · Alas in AD 54 Claudius died, most likely poisoned by his wife. Agrippina, supported by the prefect of the praetorians, Sextus Afranius Burrus, cleared the way for Nero to become emperor. Since Nero was not yet seventeen years old, Agrippina the younger first acted as regent. A unique woman in Roman history, she was the sister of Caligula, the ...
1. Nero became Roman Emperor aged just 16. When he came to power in 54 AD, the Roman Empire was vast. It stretched from Spain in the west to Britain in the north, and Syria in the east. The first ...
May 24, 2021 · 1. Did Nero really 'fiddle while Rome burned'? This is the most famous story about him: as Rome blazed, the emperor enjoyed the spectacle while he played his lyre (his 'fiddle' as later ages put it). It remains a favourite with modern cartoonists.
