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Also Known As Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus • Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus • Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus • Ahenobarbus, Lucius Domitius
Born December 15, 37 • Anzio • Italy
Died June 9, 68 (aged 30) • Rome • Italy
Title / Office emperor (54-68), Roman Empire
Notable Family Members mother Julia Agrippina

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  • Nero's death ended the almost 100-year rule of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
  • Nero rode a chariot in the Greek Olympic games.
  • The legend that Nero fiddled during the 64 CE fire in Rome is false because bowed stringed instruments would not reach Europe for almost another millennia.

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