The Rise And Fall Of Nero's Rule Of Rome

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Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Nero was born on the 15th of December 37 A.D at Antium. At the age of three years old, Nero lost his father just like Augustus. Nero father was a former Roman consul before he died and his mother was sent away by Caligula who was the third ruler during the Julio-Claudian Dynasty period, leaving their son with his aunt. But then Caligula died making the new emperor Claudius which Nero mother had married (who was her uncle) when she returned home to her son. When they got married he was adopted by the fourth emperor Claudius Tiberius. After his adopted father, the Emperor Claudius died in A.D. 54 making Nero ruler of the Rome Emperor (from 54-68 A.D) at the age of 17 years old and was considered an inferior ruler of Rome. During his two years as being …show more content…

When Nero became ruler he had married his step sister Octavia, but unfortunately the marriage wasn’t happy. Octavia didn’t give birth to an heir which caused them to drift apart by 62 A.D and in that same year he killed her and accused her of fornication. Nero remarried to Poppaea but she, unfortunately, died while she was still pregnant with her second baby in 65 A.D. On July 19th, 64 A.D., the great fire of Rome, had started and it lasted for six days. At first, it was under control, then the fire started back up again and burned for another three days straight destroying everything in its path. When the fire went out ten out of fourteen Roman districts were devoured by the flames, and

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