Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus CE 15CE 68

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Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus(CE 15-CE 68)

• Jennie B.
• Mrs. R, The Ruins
• 4/28/02- 5/23/02

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Outlineof presentation

• Slide one, title
• Slide two, birth
• Slide three, early life
• Slide four, rise to power
• Slide five, fire in Rome
• Slide six, destruction
• Slide seven, more destruction
• Slide eight, interests
• Slide nine, downfall
• Slide ten ,death
• Slide eleven, Why Nero is a hero
• (of destruction)

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Birth

• Born at Atium on 15 December CE 37
• Raised by mother, Agrippina the Younger
• Father died at age three
• Birth name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
• Brought up in Rome in poverty.

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Early Life

• 50 CE Neros mom convinces Claudius to adopt Nero
  as his own son
• After this took place, his name became Nero
  Claudius Drusus Germanicus
• Nero named heir-apparent by Claudius (bad choice)
• CE 54 Nero becomes first Roman Emperor under the
  age of 17.
• Nero loved theatre and all the arts

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Rise to power

• In the year 54, Claudius was poisoned by
  Agrippina and Nero became Emperor and ruled until
  68
• Nero cleverly geoton the good side of the Senate
  in the beginning
• Nero poisoned Britannicus Claudius son, to
  prevent competition

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Fire In Rome

• In 64, a great fire ravaged Rome.
• Rumor says that Nero played his fiddle while Rome
  burned down
• Though rumor wasnt true, people must have really
  hated Nero to start such an awful rumor
• The fire totally destroyed Rome, and all Nero did
  was sit there, reciting poems.

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Destruction

• Nero looked for scapegoats to blame the fire on,
  and he chose Christians
• He would arrest Christians and throw them to the
  wild beasts
• Many were crucified
• Many where burned to death as night and used as
  lighting in Neros gardens
• Nero had 400 slaves of Pedanius household put
  to death after he found out one had murdered
  Pedanius

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More destruction

• Nero almost led Rome to its downfall
• Left Rome when it needed his help
• Rome decided they would crucify Nero or let him
  die a slaves death

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Interests

• Music
• Theatre
• Everything Greek
• Literature
• Even hair styles
• Studied the lyre

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Downfall

• Nero went to Greece in 66 CE
• He left Rome to collapse without a ruler
• He returned and everyone was against him
• He decided to run from Rome and his enemies
• He stabbed himself in the throat

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Death

• Nymphidius Sabinus persuaded troops to abandon
  their allegiance to Nero
• People planned for Nero to Have a slaves death
  or to be crucified
• Nero chose to commit suicide with the help of a
  secretary on 9 June CE 68

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Why Nero Is the Hero (of destruction)

• Nero should be voted most destructive because he
  pretty much destroyed Rome. Nero has done
  so0o0o0o0o much to destroy Rome. Nero has every
  right to win in the category of destruction as
  anyone else, actually he has more right so,
  everyone should vote for Nero.

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The End