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Nero (Emperor)


Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, was Emperor of Rome from AD 54 to AD 68.
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Nero (Emperor)
The world is losing a great artist (dies).
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Qualis artifex pereo.
Nero (Emperor)
Vellem nescire literas.




Nero (Emperor) quotes
Finally I can live like a human being.
Nero (Emperor)
The people love Nero. He inspires in them both affection and respect. There is a reason for this which Tacitus omits. One can discern the reason for this popular feeling: Nero oppressed the great and never burdened the ordinary people. But Tacitus says nothing of this. He speaks of crimes. He speaks of them with passion. We, as a result, feel he is biased; he no longer inspires the same confidence. One is lead to believe that he exaggerates; he explains nothing and appears satisfied with vignettes.
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