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Nero: The Monster of Rome

Nero’s reign was a masterclass in depravity and tyranny. He poisoned his step-brother to secure the throne, had his own mother, Agrippina, brutally murdered, and reportedly kicked his pregnant wife to death. His alleged burning of Rome, whether true or not, was followed by the gruesome scapegoating of Christians, whom he burned alive to light his garden parties. Plunging Rome into a paranoia-fueled bloodbath where no one—not family, friend, or senator—was safe from his violent whims