May 21—There were more bad Roman emperors than good ones, but one of the worst was Nero, who began the empire's pattern of persecuting Christians. Clergymen Mike Atkins and Leslie Boone say Nero ...

His full name was Nero Claudius Caesar August Germanicus. He was known as Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus. And his original name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. But you probably know him as just Nero ...

His full name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. He was known as Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus. And his original name was Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. But you probably know him as just ...

The name Nero, like Madonna or Voltaire, needs little introduction. Even if you didn’t know that the Roman emperor’s full name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or that he succeeded the ...

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known simply as Nero, was the fifth Roman emperor and ruled from 54 to 68. For most people who have heard of him, though, all we know is that, in line ...

Notorious for being a cruel megalomaniac tyrant who persecuted early Christians, had his stepbrother, two of his wives and even his own mother murdered, Rome's fifth emperor, Nero, has never been held ...

- Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule ...

Roman emperor Nero is depicted in history as a bloody tyrant who slept with his mother, killed two of his wives and 'fiddled' while Rome burnt. He also said to have practised singing and recited ...