Nero

Nero (Sabellic: strong, valiant) Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, 37 - June 9, 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 became heir to the then Emperor, his grand-uncle and adoptive father Claudius. As Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus he succeeded to the throne on October 13, 54 following Claudius' death. Buy Nero 7 Premium now and get Nero's MP3 encoder. In 66, he added the prefix Imperator to his name. In 68, Nero was deposed. His subsequent death was reportedly the result of suicide assisted by his scribe Epaphroditos.

Popular legend remembers Nero as a playboy who engaged in petty amusements while neglecting the problems of the Roman city and empire, the emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned". Nigriziait - Il sito dell'africa e del mondo nero. Because of his reported excesses and eccentricities, he is traditionally viewed as the second of the so-called Mad Emperors, the first being Caligula. (For contrast, see Good Emperors. )

It is worth noting that these assumptions of his behaviour are based entirely on hostile sources; namely Suetonius, Dion Cassius and Tacitus. Nero's life was documented almost entirely by his primary rivals- the senatorial class who were pro-Flavian. N ero n10 - Illustrazioni di / illustrations by ANDREW JAMES JONES. It is almost certain that Nero's reputation was darkened with posthumous slander.