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Nero

Roman emperor
Also known as: Ahenobarbus, Lucius Domitius, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus(Show More)
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Nero (born December 15, 37 ce, Antium, Latium—died June 9, 68, Rome) was the fifth Roman emperor (54–68 ce), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians. Nero’s father, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, died about 40 ce, and Nero was brought up by his mother, Julia Agrippina, a great-granddaughter of the emperor Augustus. After poisoning...

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