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**Nero ** Nero was emperor of Rome. He was officially an adult at age 14, and became emperor at 16. He is sometimes called the “Insane Emperor”. But things didn’t start out that way….  When he first became emperor, the people of Rome love Nero. They thought he was fun and nice. But then the people saw a different side of Nero. Nero loved chariot races, and when he started to race, everyone saw how bad he was. Nero would not accept losing, so he cheated every time he raced. He would race more horses than the other teams, and even race other animals, like camels! He would race at night so people wouldn’t see him well. Even when he cheated, no one dared to beat him because they were afraid of what he would do to them. Everyone who had beaten him before had a fatal ‘accident’. He declared himself winner of all the races….even the ones he didn’t even race in! Less and less people came to the chariot races, and when some came, they were pretty bored.  Nero also didn’t approve of changes coming to Rome. When more people started believing in Christianity, and not Roman goddesses and gods, Nero sent them to fight professional gladiators, and occasionally threw them in the lion pit  Nero was getting crazier as time went by, but the Senate was afraid to do something about him. Nero had killed his wife, and his mother. The Senate wouldn’t take action because, after all, Nero was the emperor. He could send the entire army after them! But one day, Nero ordered every member of the Senate to kill themselves! That was the last straw. They ordered Nero’s’ execution. But when Nero found out, he committed suicide before he could be killed by others. Nero may not have been the best emperor of Rome, but he is definitely  a famous one! media type="youtube" key="IdM_72cnHKE" height="344" width="425"