He believed himself to be a great singer and poet. 37, and was seventeen years old when he became emperor. Nero was born in Antium on 15 December, A.D. These men were the advisers and chief supporters of Nero on his becoming emperor, after the sudden death of Claudius. Annaeus Seneca appointed his tutor, and caused the freedman Afranius Burrus, a rough but experienced soldier, to be made commander of the Praetorian guard. Nero's mother had a mind to commit any crime to put him on the throne, and to prepare him for this station she had L.

After the violent death of his first wife, Valeria Messalina, Emperor Claudius married Julia, adopted her son Nero and gave him in marriage his own daughter, Octavia.

Nero, the last Roman emperor (reigned 54-68) of the Julian-Claudian line, was the son of Domitius Ahenobarbus and Julia Agrippina, niece of Emperor Claudius. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more all for only $19.99. Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download.

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