A report on Nero
The fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
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Claudius
22 linksThe fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54.
The fourth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54.
After his death at the age of 63, Nero, his grand-nephew and legally adopted step-son, succeeded him as emperor.
Agrippina the Younger
19 linksRoman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius.
Roman empress from 49 to 54 AD, the fourth wife and niece of Emperor Claudius.
She maneuvered her son Nero into the line of succession.
Tacitus
18 linksRoman historian and politician.
Roman historian and politician.
The surviving portions of his two major works—the Annals (Latin: Annales) and the Histories (Latin: Historiae)—examine the reigns of the emperors Tiberius, Claudius, Nero, and those who reigned in the Year of the Four Emperors (69 AD).
Julio-Claudian dynasty
14 linksThe Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
Year of the Four Emperors
15 linksThe first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
The first civil war of the Roman Empire, during which four emperors ruled in succession: Galba, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian.
In 68, Vindex, legate of Gallia Lugdunensis, revolted against Nero and encouraged Galba, governor of Hispania, to claim the Empire.
Praetorian Guard
13 linksUnit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents for the Roman emperors.
Unit of the Imperial Roman army that served as personal bodyguards and intelligence agents for the Roman emperors.
Under Nero, the pay of a Praetorian was three and a half times that of a legionary, augmented by prime additions of donativum, granted by each new emperor.
Domitian
19 linksRoman emperor who reigned from 81 to 96.
Roman emperor who reigned from 81 to 96.
Nevertheless, ancient sources allege poverty for the Flavian family at the time of Domitian's upbringing, even claiming Vespasian had fallen into disrepute under the emperors Caligula (37–41) and Nero (54–68).
Seneca the Younger
11 linksRoman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.
Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and, in one work, satirist, from the post-Augustan age of Latin literature.
In AD 41, Seneca was exiled to the island of Corsica under emperor Claudius, but was allowed to return in 49 to become a tutor to Nero.
Caligula
12 linksThe third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 to 41.
The third Roman emperor, ruling from 37 to 41.
Caligula's death marked the official end of the Julii Caesares in the male line, though the Julio-Claudian dynasty continued to rule until the fall of his nephew, Nero.
Titus
16 linksRoman emperor from 79 to 81.
Roman emperor from 79 to 81.
The campaign came to a brief halt with the death of emperor Nero in 68, launching Vespasian's bid for the imperial power during the Year of the Four Emperors.