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Nero: The Artist Who Became an Emperor Who Became a Tyrant

Nero, the fifth Roman emperor (54-68 CE), combined artistic talents with tyrannical rule, ultimately losing power after the Great Fire of 64 CE and committing suicide after being declared a public enemy.
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The Ostracized Laughingstock Who Became Roman Emperor

Claudius was born Tiberius Claudius Drusus on 1 August 10 BCE in Lugdunum in Roman Gaul (modern Lyon, France). He was the youngest surviving child of Nero Claudius Drusus (also known as Drusus the Elder), a popular Roman general and brother of the future emperor Tiberius. His mother, Antonia Minor, was also of high pedigree, being the daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor; through his grandmother Octavia, Claudius was also a great-nephew of the first Roman emperor, Augustus.
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