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Nero

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Ne·ro  (nîr, nr) In full Nero Claudius Caesar. a.d. 37-68.
Emperor of Rome (54-68) whose early reign was dominated by his mother, Agrippina the Younger. He had his mother and wife murdered, and he may have set the Great Fire of Rome (64). His cruelty and irresponsibility provoked widespread revolts, which led to his suicide.

Ne·roni·an (n-rn-n) adj.

Nero [ˈnɪərəʊ]
n
(Biographies / Nero (37-68) M, Roman, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) full name Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus; original name Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. 37-68 ad, Roman emperor (54-68). He became notorious for his despotism and cruelty, and was alleged to have started the fire (64) that destroyed a large part of Rome
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Noun1.NeroNero - Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
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Nero [ˈnɪərəʊ] NNerón
Nero [ˈnɪərəʊ] nNerone m
Nero [ˈnɪərəʊ] nNerone m


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Thus a Trajan and an Antoninus, a Nero and a Caligula, have all met with the belief of posterity; and no one doubts but that men so very good, and so very bad, were once the masters of mankind.
Hence it comes likewise, that princes many times make themselves desires, and set their hearts upon toys; sometimes upon a building; sometimes upon erecting of an order; sometimes upon the advancing of a person; sometimes upon obtaining excellency in some art, or feat of the hand; as Nero for playing on the harp, Domitian for certainty of the hand with the arrow, Commodus for playing at fence, Caracalla for driving chariots, and the like.
If you had been an ancient Roman, Julian, I believe you would have pitied Nero himself.
 
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