Nero became emperor in AD 54 after the death of his stepfather, Claudius, likely with the machinations of his mother, Agrippina the Younger. Early in his reign, guided by the philosopher Seneca and the praetorian prefect Burrus, Rome enjoyed relative stability and competent administration.
In AD 68, rebellions broke out across the empire, and the Praetorian Guard abandoned Nero. Declared a public enemy by the Senate, he fled Rome and committed suicide with the help of a scribe, reportedly uttering, “What an artist dies in me!” His death plunged Rome into civil war—the Year of the Four Emperors.
Nero’s love for Greek culture, poetry, and chariot racing was seen as un-Roman and unbecoming of an emperor. His forced performances on stage and in athletic contests alienated the senatorial class. After a failed conspiracy in AD 65 (the Pisonian conspiracy), Nero grew increasingly paranoid and brutal, executing former allies including Seneca.
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