Nero

popular, but the most hated was Nero. He became heir through birth. His mother was very conceited and wanted constant attention and having a son would make her more of a part of the royal family since he would become heir when Claudius died. Nero was a very harsh ruler, resembled by Hitler, Nero killed any Christians in Rome and had them crucified. He sent his guards to kill his mother and when they found her, she said, “Stab me in the womb, it bore Nero.” After Nero came the five good emperors,…

human sacrifice. These were the underlying mysteries of the cults. In 64AD, Nero was the Emperor of Rome. During his reign, a fire swept through Rome. This fire destroyed most of the city. Nero was thought to be the one who ignited the fire or at least have ordered the destruction. After the fire, he built extravagant palaces. He had a reputation to despise Christians. Some thought to distract from the suspicions, Nero began rounding Christians up. Christians, at this time, were gathered,…

death of Augustus the prosperity stability and strength in the empire continued steadily from Tiberius to Caligula, Claudio and Nero. Generally, the Julio-Claudius dynasty that preceded Augustus death was marked with much opulence. The foundation Augustus had left made sure that the strength of the empire did not sap despite despotic leadership from emperors such as Nero and Caligula-both of these emperors were insane (Árnason and Raaflaub, 2011). The latter’s rule was very…

Though why was the palace considered so important through the ages? The palace was so important because after the death of Nero the…

silent film era. Quo Vadis is adapted from the novel Quo Vadis, a historical novel taking place between the years of 62-64 CE. The plot sets time during the early years ruled by Emperor Nero who was well known for his ambition and power. One of his soldier falls in love with a Christian slave woman named Lycia. However Nero is between the two lovers because of his hatred in Christianity. His outrage leads him destroying Rome then blaming the Christians,…

Epictetus was born. As a young boy, Epictetus grew up in Hierapolis, Phrygia which is now known as the modern day western Turkey. By some means, he disembarked in Rome as a slave under Emperor Nero. While he was a slave he learned and studied from Musonius Rufus, a Roman Stoic Philosopher. After his master Nero died, his sentence of being a slave was over. Epictetus became a teacher and lectured in Rome. Soon after, he had to leave due to the “Edict of Domination” (Graver 1) which prohibited…

was shelved, in NERO, a nearly identical examination of Madoff was just beginning. In April 2004, a NERO investment management examiner had been conducting a routine examination of an unrelated registrant when it discovered internal e-mails from November and December 2003 that raised questions about whether Madoff…

Every civilization has an idea of the perfect human form. In art this fact is shown off very often. This is mostly done with the leaders of nations in order to show them as being the most powerful or perfect figure to rule over the people. This practice, however, while universally done has no one true answer, and this is shown with the evolution of Romes ideal emperor. In the early days the ideal figure of a man was to be well aged. This would show that the man had lived a long life and had…

Rome is especially key for the headway of western city/people, in history going from little tribes in Italy to be the foundation of western city/people. It is also seen as one the most successful western civilizations/people and governments. Rome has encountered various movements through its history going from a city of generally of the same Italian tribes to an (including people of different backgrounds) empire. During the founding of Rome there were numerous stories about it’s starting.…

and ruthless heros. A hero is someone who fights for a cause that they believe in, and does everything in his/her power to fulfill their dream-- that dream being what is best for mankind as a whole or for a certain people. During the rule of Emperor Nero, Boudicca was the queen of the Iceni tribe in Southeastern Britain, ruling alongside her husband, the king, Prasutagus. She did everything in her power to ward off Roman imperialism and led the largest British revolt against Roman rule in…