Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus) 15 December 37 CE
... • Nero was born in Antium on December 15, 37 • He was the only son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger (the sister of the Emperor Caligula). • He went through an unstable childhood since Caligula banished his family into exile around 39 AD, taking its entire fortune. • Furthermo ...
... • Nero was born in Antium on December 15, 37 • He was the only son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger (the sister of the Emperor Caligula). • He went through an unstable childhood since Caligula banished his family into exile around 39 AD, taking its entire fortune. • Furthermo ...
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... After the death of his brother in 33 AD he was, with Gemellus (grandson of Tiberius), next in succession, and lived with Tiberius on Capreae. When Tiberius died in 37 AD, the Praetorian Prefect Macro ensured that Gaius, not Gemellus, became emperor. It was also rumoured that Gaius and the Praetorian ...
... After the death of his brother in 33 AD he was, with Gemellus (grandson of Tiberius), next in succession, and lived with Tiberius on Capreae. When Tiberius died in 37 AD, the Praetorian Prefect Macro ensured that Gaius, not Gemellus, became emperor. It was also rumoured that Gaius and the Praetorian ...
JULIO-CLAUDIAN DYNASTY
... *Unfortunately susceptible to the schemes of his wife Agrippina the younger *Persuaded to adopt her son, Nero, as the guardian of his own son Britannicus *Most likely assassinated by Agrippina, succeded by Nero *Honored as a God by the Romans post mortem ...
... *Unfortunately susceptible to the schemes of his wife Agrippina the younger *Persuaded to adopt her son, Nero, as the guardian of his own son Britannicus *Most likely assassinated by Agrippina, succeded by Nero *Honored as a God by the Romans post mortem ...
Nero
Nero (/ˈnɪəroʊ/; Latin: Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 – 9 June 68) was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his grand-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade and enhancing the cultural life of the Empire. He ordered theatres built and promoted athletic games. During his reign, the redoubtable general Corbulo conducted a successful war and negotiated peace with the Parthian Empire. His general Suetonius Paulinus crushed a revolt in Britain. Nero annexed the Bosporan Kingdom to the Empire and began the First Roman–Jewish War.In 64 AD, most of Rome was destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome, which many Romans believed Nero himself had started in order to clear land for his planned palatial complex, the Domus Aurea. In 68, the rebellion of Vindex in Gaul and later the acclamation of Galba in Hispania drove Nero from the throne. Facing a false report of being denounced as a public enemy who was to be executed, he committed suicide on 9 June 68 (the first Roman emperor to do so). His death ended the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, sparking a brief period of civil wars known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Nero's rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance. He is known for many executions, including that of his mother, and the probable murder by poison of his stepbrother Britannicus.He is infamously known as the Emperor who ""fiddled while Rome burned"". He was rumored to have had captured Christians dipped in oil and set on fire in his garden at night as a source of light. This view is based on the writings of Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, the main surviving sources for Nero's reign, but a few surviving sources paint Nero in a more favourable light. Some sources, including some mentioned above, portray him as an emperor who was popular with the common Roman people, especially in the East. Some modern historians question the reliability of ancient sources when reporting on Nero's tyrannical acts.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑