Nero

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, 37–June 9, 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called (50–54) Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. On February 25, 50 Nero became heir to the then-Emperor, his grand-uncle and adoptive father Claudius, as Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus, succeeding to the throne on October 13, 54 with Claudius' death. In 66 he added the prefix Imperator to his name. In 68 Nero was deposed. His subsequent death was reportedly the result of suicide assisted by his scribe Epaphroditos.

External links

Primary sources

• Life of Nero (Suetonius; English translation and Latin original)
• Cassius Dio, Books 61‑63

Secondary material

• http://www.romansonline.com/Persns.asp?IntID=5&Ename=Nero
• http://www.roman-emperors.org/nero.htm
• http://www.bible-history.com/nero/