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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (/ ˈ n ɪər oʊ / NEER-oh; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
The Julio-Claudian dynasty comprised the first five Roman emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. [2]This line of emperors ruled the Roman Empire, from its formation (under Augustus, in 27 BC) until the last of the line, Emperor Nero, committed suicide (in AD 68).
This is a list of the dynasties that ruled the Roman Empire and its two ... Last to rule List / Family tree ... 27 BCE [1] 68 CE [1] 95 years Augustus: Nero Flavian ...
Roman–Persian Wars: Alexander repelled the Sasanian invasion. 235: 19 March: Alexander was killed in a mutiny of the Legio XXII Primigenia at Mainz. 20 March: The army elected Maximinus Thrax, commander of the Legio IV Italica, ruler of Rome. 238: 22 March: Gordian I, governor of Africa, accepted the rule of Rome at the urging of rebels in ...
Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]
Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an “exceptional ...
During his rule, Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade, and increasing the cultural capital of the empire. He ordered the building of theatres and promoted athletic games. His reign included the Roman–Parthian War (a successful war and negotiated peace with the Parthian Empire (58–63)), the suppression of a revolt led by ...
Year of the Four Emperors (68–69) [5] – Roman war of succession between various Roman pretenders following the death of Nero (AD 68). After Nero's suicide, the generals Galba, Otho, and Vitellius took the throne within months of each other.