Nero

(Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus)

37–68

Fifth emperor. Murdered mother, wife, and brother. Fiddled while Rome burned.

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Book Links
Death of the Younger Agrippina  in  Pictures from Roman Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
Great Fire of Rome  in  Pictures from Roman Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
Death of Nero  in  Pictures from Roman Life and Story  by  Alfred J. Church
The Tyrant Nero  in  Christian Persecutions  by  Asa Craig
Nero's First Crimes  in  The Story of the Romans  by  H. A. Guerber
Nero in  Famous Men of Rome  by  John H. Haaren & A. B. Poland
Murder of an Empress  in  Historical Tales: Roman  by  Charles Morris
Rome Swept by Flames  in  Historical Tales: Roman  by  Charles Morris
Doom of Nero  in  Historical Tales: Roman  by  Charles Morris
Tragedy of Nero  in  The Discovery of New Worlds  by  M. B. Synge


Image Links


Burning of Rome
 in Nero

The Knife
 in Nero

Phaon at the Wall
 in Nero

Nero as Victor in a Chariot Race
 in The Burning of Rome

Nero
 in Pictures from Roman Life and Story

Nero
 in Famous Men of Rome

Death of Nero, Kaempfer
 in Famous Men of Rome

Nero Receiving the Body of his Mother
 in Greatest Nations - Germany

Nero Singing while Rome Burns
 in Greatest Nations - Rome

The Death of Nero
 in Greatest Nations - Rome

Nero Watching the Tortured Christians
 in Greatest Nations - Rome

Nero and Britannicus.
 in The Discovery of New Worlds