A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; Nero was adopted by Claudius and thus changed his name to Nero Claudius Caesar; he reigned as Roman Emperor from 54 to 68; since he was young when his reign began, his actions were controlled by his mother, Agrippina and Seneca, his tutor; Nero's first wife Octavia, Claudius' daughter, was divorced, exiled, and murdered by Nero; in 62, Nero married his mistress, Poppaea, following the murder of his mother in 58 of which Nero had knowledge; Nero rebuilt Rome at the expense of Italy and the Roman provinces after the great fire of 64; marries Statilia Messalina in 66, a year after his wife Poppaea's death; in 68, the Praetorian Guards and several Roman legions took up arms against Nero, who fled Rome and committed suicide. An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors: Nero
Roman Emperor in A.D. 54-68.
Last emperor of the Julio - Claudian line.
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
Roman emperor 54-68. Not surprisingly, the teenage emperor made many naive and over-generous political decisions, preferring sport and music; he was however quite willing to murder anyone who inconvenienced him, notably two wives.
Very popular "bad guy" figure among Christians. A very popular, almost populist, Roman emperor accused of burning Rome (the fact that he wasn't there to do it and that, after the incident, he gave his palaces to the homeless is irrelevant). Driven to death by the Roman elite, because he was considered dangerous to the aristocrats' economical and political interests.
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NeroSabellic: strong, valiant, happy Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, AD 37 – June 9, AD 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68). Nero was adopted by his grand-uncle Claudius to become heir to the throne. As Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus, he succeeded to the throne on October 13, AD 54, following Claudius' death.