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Rome started to become overrun with crime and people were so scared, they stayed off the streets. People started to become unemployed and taxes started to increase. The Roman people became angry with the government. They demanded that the government do something. Caesar heard the pleads of the people and convinced them he knew what to do. The Roman people began to trust and rely on him to fix Rome’s problems. (Julius Caesar for kids, May 1st 2014)

Those citizens of the Roman Empire that died prior to the arranged murder of Nero’s mother, Agrippina the Younger, would have known Nero as a kind and generous ruler who banned the death penalty and reduced taxes. A progressive thinker, Emperor Nero even allowed slaves to report harsh masters to the courts. He would also be remembered as a patron to the arts who began contests in poetry, theater, and athletics to replace the blood sports that he had banned. (“Nero”, 2017) Unfortunately, history would not remember Nero so kindly.

"Let Nero be ever before your eyes, swollen with the pride of a long line of Caesars… an Emperor condemned by his own people… Nero will always be regretted"

Nero and Tiberius were two leaders who were liked by the public. Both starting their reigns young, Nero and Tiberius accomplished many things. Gaining the public’s eye, Nero gave Claudius a lavish funeral and personally delivered the oration in person. He founded a colony at Antium consisting of praetorian veterans, he gave the public an immense variety of entertainments, and even introduced his own style of architecture. These accomplishments all played a role in how the public adored him. Giving the public positive ideas will gain their trust, but unfortunately, he does not keep their trust. As Nero became older, his accomplishments became less and less, he began turning into someone who was in it for the money. His turning point was when he bankrupted Rome, once this happened Nero was neither trusted or liked.

One of the most infamous emperor during the Roman Empire was named Nero Claudius Caesar (37-68 A.D). He was hedonistic, cruel and violent with people. Nero would always have lavish parties had no sympathy for people. As an always wanted to raise to the top even if he had to murder his own family. Since he mostly grew up with his mother Agrippina the Younger, he had a high chance to become ruler of

This meant that anyone who saw him could and should kill him and they wouldn't be punished for it. Nero fled with his remaining servants and with nowhere to hide, he decided to commit suicide. His last words were noted to have been “Qualis artifex pereo!" which means, "What an artist is now about to perish!” After the death of Nero, there was no heir to take the throne so Rome broke out into civil war. The senators wanted each of themselves to be the Emperor of Rome. In a short span of time six different men took the throne and the title of the Roman Emperor. All had to step down, because they were not strong enough to rule Rome. Nero’s rule for the most part was bad for numerous citizens of Rome and numerous out of Rome. He started out well, but then he started to

While it is uncertain of whether Nero began the flame, he did abused the clearing it made. He had begun to take a shot at another new residence called the Domus Aurea (golden

Nero, who took the throne after his mother poisoned Claudius, the current emperor, ruled from 54 to 68 AD. At first, Nero was the picture-perfect emperor. He lowered taxes, allowed more freedom to the Senate, granted permission to slaves who wanted to sue their unfair owners, and rid Rome of capital punishment. Eventually, Nero

He was a man out for power. One of his greatest plans was to tear down a third of Rome so that he could build a series of palaces that would be called Neropolis. The senate however did not allow it. No one really knows if Nero purposely started the fire or if he even was part of it. There are many different side to the story.

Nero came to power as a teenager in 54 AD, and was a decent emperor for some time. In the late 50s and early 60s AD, Nero became increasingly self-centered and disinterested in ruling. Unsatisfied with the already large palace he inherited, the Domus Tiberiana, he started construction for an even bigger one, the Domus Transitoria. The Domus Transitoria and much of central Rome was destroyed by the great fire of 64, giving Nero the opportunity to construct an even bigger palace. A lot of the lands seized by Nero after the fire belonged to aristocrats and the senatorial elite, which made Nero not very popular among them.

Further on in Nero’s reign, Seneca began to see a change. He grew more erratic and extreme. From here it became the role of Seneca to curb his enthusiasm. Tacitus describes this job as “To direct his deviations from virtue into licensed channels of indulgence.” The shows that Seneca fulfilled his job by avoiding activities that would result in scandal. Nero’s frustration grew out of many of his liberal ideas failing and it was the role of Seneca to alert Nero about his policies if they were ineffective or bad policy. Although Seneca was unable to change the personality of Nero and his behaviour, he was able to contribute to the outcome of his actions. Seneca benefited the empire by avoiding decisions, which would consequence in revealing Nero’s awful erratic side. This benefited the empire in that Nero was still able to be favoured as the Romans did not see the worst of his erratic and extreme personality, as well as stopping Nero from making rash decisions that would not help his reign by informing him when policies or ideas were not recommended.

Until the year 59 A.D., Nero was described as a generous and reasonable leader. He eliminated capital punishment, lowered taxes and allowed slaves to bring complaints against their masters (Tacitus, 109 A.C.E.). Nero supported the arts and athletics above gladiator entertainment, and gave aid to other cities in crisis. Although he was known for his nighttime frolicking, his actions were good-natured, albeit irresponsible and self-indulgent. Although Nero was a supportive man and contributed many assets to his empire, after his mother’s death, Nero fell into a hedonic lifestyle that was full of tyranny. He spent exorbitant amounts of money on artistic pursuits and began public performances as a poet and lyre player, a significant breach of etiquette for a member of the ruling class (Pamela B, 1990). Nero’s attitude at this time ultimately demonstrated that he was an unstable emperor, and his rain of power would come to an abrupt

After he had his mother executed for her interference in his love life he pursued his passion for the arts. Nero began teaching and motivating people to take dance lessons and began riding chariots in the coliseum. Nero also traveled to Greece to attend the Olympic games and brought back several medals. But “ his favorite passion was singing.” (Jarvus) Even when the Circus Maximus caught fire, “ supposedly by Nero,” (T.V.) destroying three districts and damaging seven he was “ dancing on the roof.” (T.V.) So, in conclusion Nero held his passions at a higher degree than his royal

Nero would be led into carrying out the same act as his mother, killing her for full power, nevertheless also revealing his own emerging corrupt behaviours. This matricide was taken in great shock, in the annals of Tacitus, whose work is representative of high-class roman society around the time of 56 CE to 120 CE, Tacitus writes as seen in appendix 2, on the reasoning behind the act. This change in attitude from Nero can be linked to his second wife and mistress Poppaea. Poppaea was another woman who was ambitious in gaining power. She is thought to have had a great impact through seduction on convincing Nero to kill his Mother but also Octavia, Seneca, who was one positive influence on Nero, and to also use the Christians as a scapegoat to the great fire of Rome. To quote Tacitus “Poppaea…, were intimate counsellors of the emperor’s brutalities” (Tacitus, 69CE). However, she too lost control to Nero who had a temper and became more and more erratic over the years. It is written that Poppaea died by a kick in the stomach by Nero in an argument, losing his wife and unborn child (Lewis, 2017), this act of killing his not only wife but a future child is further evidence into the growing corruptness of

Emperor Nero, infamously known as one of the most malevolent, oppressive, and tyrannical leader throughout history, was the last ruler of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. He was born outside Rome in Antium and his mother married his great uncle, Emperor Claudius, in order for her son to be the next Emperor of Rome. It wasn’t apparent that her son was to become one of the most feared and cruel leaders in Roman history from 54 CE to 68 CE. By examining his achievements and failures as an emperor, his influences and changes over the entire economic, political and social spectrum are revealed.