Was Nero actually a beast?
An uncaring autocrat and narcissist who bought the murder of his own family members to hold on to power: This is the profile most normally connected with Nero, the 5th and last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. It's not unexpected that this image dominates. Classical sources provided Nero as a base, oversexed autocrat with an unpredictable character, who lived and ruled under the thumb of his enthusiastic mom, Agrippina the Younger. Oddly, while the ancient authors focused on his callous egotism, the political propaganda of Nero's time likewise highlighted the emperor's clemency. Regardless of the reality that Nero's federal government, particularly in its last years, methodically maltreated Christians and eliminated dissidents, the Roman Empire under Nero likewise experienced a few o...
