When Emperor Claudius died suddenly in A.D. 54, Nero succeeded him to the throne at only 16 years old, leapfrogging over other members of the Julio-Claudian ruling dynasty. Claudius had adopted Ne ...

Agrippina began her quest for power by persuading Claudius to bring back Seneca from exile so that he could become tutor to her own son, Nero, the boy she planned to make an emperor. Gradually ...

Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, known for his tumultuous reign as Roman emperor from AD 54 to AD 68, built the "Golden House" whose archaeological treasures continue to astonish ...

Nero was the emperor of Rome from A.D. Oct. 13, 54 to June 9, 68 (lived A.D. 37 to 68). He became the ruler of the Roman Empire after the death of his adopted father, the Emperor Claudius.

With her rival out of the way, Agrippina smartly maneuvered to become Claudius’s next wife, unseat Britannicus as heir, and secure succession for Nero. On one occasion, a British king ...

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus ruled the Roman Empire from 54 to 68 A.D., according to Encyclopaedia Britannica. He was famous for his affinity for the arts, particularly poetry and music.

Nero’s grand palace reopens: Visitors can now explore the legendary Domus Aurea Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand ...

In many ways, the BBC’s 1976 show I, Claudius remains the gold standard of Ancient Rome on television. Based on Robert Graves’ 1934 novel (which itself borrowed heavily from the ancient ...