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How did Nero become famous?

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Rome burned while he was emperor, and the eagerness with which he rebuilt led many to believe that he was responsible for the fire. He tried to shift the blame to the Christians, beginning the Roman persecution of that young religion. This led the Christians to label him the Antichrist.

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What was Nero’s childhood like?

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His father died when Nero was about three. His mother, Julia Agrippina, poisoned her second husband when Nero was 12. She then married her uncle, the emperor Claudius. It is widely believed that she poisoned Claudius when Nero was 16 and poisoned Claudius’s son Britannicus to seal Nero’s claim to the throne.

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