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Bust of Roman emperor Nero.
Nero was not yet 17 years old when he became Roman emperor in 54 ce. Following the death of his stepfather, the emperor Claudius, Nero was proclaimed emperor by the Praetorian Guard through the influence of his mother, Julia Agrippina.12