Nero

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, later Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was Roman emperor from AD 54 until his suicide in AD 68. He was the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which comprised the first five emperors. Nero was born at Antium in AD 37, the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger (great-granddaughter of the emperor Augustus). Nero was three when his father died. By the time Nero turned eleven, his mother married Emperor Claudius, who then adopted Nero as his heir. Upon Claudius's death in AD 54, Nero ascended to the throne with the backing of the Praetorian Guard and the Senate. In the early years of his reign, Nero was advised and guided by his mother Agrippina, his tutor Seneca the Younger, and his praetorian prefect Sextus Afranius Burrus, but sought to rule independently and rid himself of restraining influences. The power struggle between Nero and his mother...

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