(37 - 68 a.d.), emperor of
Rome (54 - 68 a.d.) who was
notoriously cruel. He killed his
mother, wife and mistress. He also persecuted Christians, blaming them for a great
fire in
Rome.
Nero Claudius
Caesar Drusus Germanicus (a.d. 37 - 68) emperor of
Rome 54 - 68, notorious for his cruelty and depravity.
(original name, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus [a.d. 37 - 68]) an ancient
Roman emperor (a.d. 54 - 68), famed for his cruelty. He had his
mother and wife killed and kicked his mistress to
death while she was pregnant. Nero also persecuted Christians, blaming them for a great
fire in
Rome. A famous
legend holds that Nero caused the great
fire of
Rome himself and played a stringed
instrument while watching it. To say that someone is "
fiddling while
Rome burns" is to say that the person is indifferent to catastrophe.
original name, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (a.d. 37 - 68) an ancient
Roman emperor (a.d. 54 - 68), famed for his cruelty. He had his
mother and wife killed and kicked his mistress to
death while she was pregnant. Nero also persecuted Christians, blaming them for a great
fire in
Rome. A famous
legend holds that Nero caused the great
fire of
Rome himself and played a stringed
instrument while watching it. To say that someone is "
fiddling while
Rome burns" is to say that the person is indifferent to catastrophe.
original name, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (a.d. 37 - 68) an ancient
Roman emperor (a.d. 54 - 68), famed for his cruelty.
original name, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (a.d. 37 - 68), an ancient
Roman emperor (a.d. 54 - 68), famed for his cruelty. He had his
mother and wife killed and kicked his mistress to
death while she was pregnant. Nero also persecuted Christians, blaming them for a great
fire in
Rome. A famous
legend holds that Nero caused the great
fire of
Rome himself and played a stringed
instrument while watching it.
someone
having the
characteristics of Nero (37 - 68 a.d.), emperor of
Rome (54-68 a.d.) who was
notoriously cruel and depraved.