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    Nero the Emperor

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    Nero Some people would usually think that an emperor would lead their empire to victory or success. Nero on the other hand did the opposite. Nero the leader of the Roman Empire is full of entertainment‚ but when it came to the ruling of his empire he could not contain its riots and fires. Nero was born on 15 December AD 37. He was born with the name Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus before he became Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus. His Mother was Agrippina the Younger‚ the niece of the previous emperor

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    Emperor Nero

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    Background of Nero Emperor Nero was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty in Rome. Nero was actually born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger in December AD37. Nero’s father was employed as a praetor and a staff member of Emperor Caligula‚ and was charged with murder‚ cheating‚ treason‚ adultery and incest by the previous emperorEmperor Tiberius. Succeeding this is Emperor Caligula‚ but upon Nero’s father’s death in AD39 when Nero was just

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    “The Emperor Nero possessed a character so insecure and self-obsessed that he was completely unsuited to govern the Roman Empire.” (Baker 187) Nero rose to power through the conniving tactics of his own mother. This festered inside him his entire career‚ and the paranoia it caused eventually drove him crazy. With roots in his distrust of his mother and no true appeal to the throne‚ Nero’s insecurity manifested itself in his lust for attention and disapproval of dissent; this ultimately caused his

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    Was Nero A Good Emperor

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    Was Nero a good Emperor? On the one hand‚ Nero was a good emperor because he saved his people from the great fire that hit Rome in 64 AD. This makes Nero a good emperor because an emperor should take care of his people and should do as much as possible to save their souls. Nero was also a good emperor because after the great fire‚ when all of Rome had burnt down‚ Nero decided to reconstruct the city but this time‚ using much stronger material that would last longer and was more resistant to fire

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    Nero was a well known Roman emperor‚ but for the wrong reasons. He was a terrible ruler‚ and killed thousands of people during his reign between 54 AD–68 AD. He was born on December 15‚ 37 AD in Antium‚ Italy. He was first known as Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. His father was Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and his mother was Agrippina the younger. At the age of two his mother was banished by Caligula to the Pontian Islands. Then when Claudius became emperor he recalled Agrippina the younger back from

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    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus whose birth name is Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15th‚ 37AD and died June 9th‚ 68AD. Commonly identified as Nero‚ he ruled as Roman Emperor from 54AD until his death in 68AD. Of the Julio-Claudian dynasty‚ he was the last emperor hailed. Claudius who was Nero’s great-uncle adopted him to turn into his heir and successor. In the year of 54‚ Nero succeeded to the throne in the event of Claudius’s death. Even though accounts alter

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    2013 Emperor Nero: The Hitler of Ancient Rome Personal Life Nero Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15‚ 37 AD in Antium‚ Italy (Adkins 21). When Nero was young‚ his father Gnaeus passed away‚ so his mother Agrippina married Nero’s uncle‚ Emperor Claudius (E.B. 606). Overtime‚ she persuaded Claudius to marry his thirteen year old daughter Octavia to Nero and declare him the rightful heir to the throne instead of his own son Britannicus (E.B. 606). Claudius agreed to marry Nero and Octavia

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    for why I believe that Augustus was such a beloved leader. The main change that Augustus brought to Rome that made him so powerful was the change in government. He changed Rome from being a Roman Republic with a senate to a dictatorship with an Emperor. This form of government lasted for centuries. He said: “May it be my privilege to have the happiness of establishing the commonwealth on a firm and secure basis and thus enjoy the reward which I desire‚ but only if I may be called the author of the

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    The Principate In Research

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    In this essay‚ I will explore how useful coins are to our understanding of the Principate. It is necessary to define the term “useful” in order to develop and discuss such ideas therefore I will be defining “useful” as the extent to which a coin can tell us something beyond the literary level. For instance‚ our ancient sources are proficient at giving us historical narratives but are often incapable of expressing popular sentiments. As such it is necessary to consider what a coin patently depicts

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    Nero

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    CLH 274 The Roman Empire 2: Central Power and Local Culture ‘Compare and contrast the reigns of the emperors Nero and Vespasian as presented in the imperial biographies of Suetonius.’ Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus‚ born in AD 70 either in Rome‚ areas of Italy around Rome‚ or it is even suggested‚ North Africa. An equestrian in rank as his father had also been‚ he was educated to a high standard and became a teacher of Literature. These two aspects are reflected in his Twelve Caesars. Completing

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