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Nero - Julio-Claudian Emperor Nero

Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors. The Emperor Nero is anachronistically pictured playing the fiddle while Rome burned.
Nero The Tabloid Tyrant
According to Lancelot Kirby, both Nero and Elvis Presley were adored by their fans who refused to believe their idol had died.
12 Caesars
Annotated gallery of the first 12 emperors of ancient Rome.
Nero
Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome.
Nero's Domus Aurea - Golden House or Golden Palace
Nero had an extravagant golden palace built on the land burned by the great fire in Rome.
Nero - Emperor - Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
The Roman Emperor Nero said to have played the fiddle while Rome burned and to have persecuted the Christians.

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