HISTORY
ANCIENT ROME
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Nero
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Hadrian
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Caligula
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Commodus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Famously known for the apocryphal story that he fiddled while Rome burned in a great fire, Nero has become one of the most infamous men who ever lived. During his rule, he murdered his own mother, Agrippina the Younger; his first wife, Octavia; and allegedly, his second wife, Poppaea Sabina.
Detailed explanation-2: -Or Nero, who became renowned for his cruelty and who, by popular legend, did nothing but strum his lyre while Rome burned to ashes.
Detailed explanation-3: -When Claudius died in AD 54, Nero became emperor just two months before turning 17. As he was supported by both the army and the senate, his rise to power was smooth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (/ˈnɪəroʊ/ NEER-oh; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.