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__ Nero __ Nero was born in 37 A.D. he was a calm kid, and loved action to go to the colosseum, his mother Agrippina helped him in any way she could. Nero actually became an emperor because of his mother. Her mother killed Claudius so that Nero could take the throne, after Nero took the throne in 54 A.D., Nero's mother soon poisoned Claudius' son, Britannicus (another rival for Nero).

At the beginning of his rule Nero was a nice, patient, understanding, and helpfull emperor, he changed rules he gave more power to the slaves, he allowed them to sue unjust owners, he lowered taxes, he gave shelter to foreigners that had suffered disasters such as the Jewish, but he disliked his mother and forced her to retire from her job which caused her not to get involved with Nero's work anymore, after that Nero's relationship with his mother was beginning fall apart. Nero son became angry and inpatient like Caligula (an emperor that ruled before him). He was blamed for abusing women, and young children, he was also blamed for murdering innocent citizents with his own hands. His tutor Seneca (A famous philosopher) and his mother tried to calm him down and control him but his relationship with his mother was lost. 59 A.D. Nero tried to murder his mother in aboat but his mother managed to escape and swim to safety, but that was no problem for Nero he sent soilders to find her and murder her.

Nero soon caused more problems, the Great Fire of Rome lasted six dayws and seven nights, it destoyed many homes and ten of fourteen Roman districts. Rumor says that nero was singing and dancing while the fire was increasing, Nero offered shelter to citizens who had lost their homes but they refused and Nero became a tyrant (a dictator). People tried to get workers that got near Nero to poison him, but the workers betrayed the citizens and Nero excecuted them. He usually used the Tunica Molesta which was latin for annoying shirt, the Tunica molesta was a shirt with flammable substances on it such as naphtha used to excecute slaves or any other human by burning them while they could still move, this excecution was held on the colosseum.

Soon the Senators start to dislike Nero's behavior and send soldiers to murder him, Nero finds out before they find him and flees to the country there Nero commits suicide.