Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, more commonly known as Nero, ruled all of Rome from 54 A.D. to 68 A.D. Born in 37 A.D., Nero was born the nephew of the emperor, this changed when his father died and his mother married the emperor, Claudius, himself. Claudius adopted Nero and made him his successor, giving Nero the right to rule after the emperor’s death. Nero ruled for fourteen years, much to the people of Rome’s displeasure. Eventually, Rome rebelled against Nero and he committed suicide, ending the “Julio-Claudian” dynasty.

Nero, born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. Both his father and his mother were of royal descent, having blood ties with previous rulers and

He changed his name to Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, and quickly became well known as simply Nero. Many people noted that the young emperor was still a boy, and his first year of power was heavily influenced by his mother as well as one of his tutors and a Praetorian Prefect. Eventually, conflict would arise between Agrippina and the tutor, Seneca. At one point, Agrippina attempted to sit with Nero as he met with an envoy from another country-women could not attend such meetings-but Seneca stopped her and kept Nero from shame. Nero quickly got tired of his mother’s constant interfering and desire for power. He chose to ignore much of her

Nero most likely did not start the fire, it’s possible he wasn’t even in Rome at the beginning of it. As soon as Nero heard of the fire, he launched relief efforts and gave shelter to those who lost their homes to the fire as well as bringing food to the starving. Nero did use the destruction of Rome for good. The new buildings were spaced differently and built in a way that prevented more fires such as the Great Fire. Christians were blamed for the flames and Nero had many tortured, crucified, or literally thrown to the