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Famous for: being the fifth and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty; supposed incest with his mother; allegedly playing the fiddle while Rome burned; persecuting Christians; general tyranny, depravity and debauching, and a spate of murders – including those of his mother and two wives.
29 Οκτ 2024 · Nero, fifth Roman emperor, the emperor Claudius’s stepson and heir, who became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians. Learn more about the life of Nero here.
1. Did Nero really 'fiddle while Rome burned'? This is the most famous story about him: as Rome blazed, the emperor enjoyed the spectacle while he played his lyre (his 'fiddle' as later ages put it). It remains a favourite with modern cartoonists.
22 Απρ 2021 · Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio all describe Nero as being blinded by passion for his wife Poppaea, yet they accuse him of killing her, allegedly by kicking her in an outburst of rage while she was pregnant.
18 Μαΐ 2023 · Nero’s marriages to both Claudia Octavia and later Poppaea Sabina both ended in their subsequent murders. Claudia Octavia was perhaps the best suitor for Nero, described as “an aristocratic and virtuous wife” by Tacitus, yet Nero quickly grew bored and began to resent the Empress.
Nero stepped into public life at age 14 in AD 51. At 16, he married Claudia Octavia, Claudius’ daughter. Between AD 51 and 53, Nero delivered speeches on behalf of various communities, including the Ilians, the Apameans, and the colony of Bologna, each facing their own crises.
Nero then married Poppaea, a noblewoman he had fallen in love with, but later kicked her to death in a fit of rage, while she was pregnant.
