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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus[2] (15 December 37 – 9 Juin 68),[3] born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, an commonly kent as Nero, wis Roman Emperor frae 54 tae 68. He wis the last emperor o the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero wis adoptit bi his great-uncle Claudius tae acome his heir an successor. He succeedit tae the throne in 54 followin Claudius' daith.
Nero | |||||
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5t Emperor o the Roman Empire | |||||
Bust o Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Roum | |||||
Ring | 13 October 54 – 9 Juin 68 | ||||
Predecessor | Claudius, stepfather | ||||
Successor | Galba | ||||
Born | 15 December 37 Antium, Italy | ||||
Dee'd | 9 Juin 68 (aged 30) Outside Roum | ||||
Buirial | Mausoleum o the Domitii Ahenobarbi, Pincian Hill, Roum | ||||
Spouse | Claudia Octavia Poppaea Sabina Statilia Messalina Sporus | ||||
Issue | Claudia Augusta | ||||
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Hoose | Julio-Claudian Dynasty | ||||
Faither | Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus | ||||
Mither | Agrippina the Younger |
Durin his reign, Nero focused muckle o his attention on diplomacy, tred, an increasin the cultural caipital o the empire. He ordered the biggin o theatres an promotit athletic gemmes. His reign includit a successfu war an negotiatit peace wi the Parthian Empire, the suppression o a revolt in Breetain, an the beginnin o the First Roman–Jewish War.
In 64, maist o Rome wis destroyed in the Great Fire o Rome. In 68, the rebellion o Vindex in Gaul an later the acclamation o Galba in Hispania drove Nero frae the throne. Facin assassination, he committit suicide on 9 Juin 68.[4]
Nero's rule is aften associatit wi tyranny an extravagance.[5] He is kent for a nummer o executions, includin thae o his maither[6] an stepbrother.
He is an aw infamously kent as the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned",[7] an as an early persecutor o Christians. This view is based upon the main survivin soorces for Nero's reign - Tacitus, Suetonius an Cassius Dio. Few survivin soorces paint Nero in a favorable licht.[8] Some soorces, tho, includin some mentioned abuin, portray him as an emperor who wis popular wi the common Auncient Romans, especially in the East.[9]
The study o Nero is problematic as some modren heestorians quaisten the reliability o auncient soorces whan reportin on Nero's tyrannical acts.[10]
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