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Bust of Roman emperor Nero.
Nero’s father was Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, who died when Nero was approximately three years old. His mother was Julia Agrippina, a great-granddaughter of the emperor Augustus.12
Agrippina played a central role in Nero's rise to power, famously marrying her uncle, the emperor Claudius, and maneuvering to ensure Nero was named his successor over Claudius's own son, Britannicus.12