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The Emperor Nero<\/h4>\n
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Before explaining the history of the Colosseum, the story of the infamous Emperor Nero must be told. Nero came to power at the tender age of 17 after his adoptive father, the emperor Claudius, died suddenly (gossip at the time said Nero\u2019s mother, Agrippina, had a hand in this).\u00a0 Nero inherited a vast empire stretching from Britain to North Africa and France to Syria.\u00a0 Nero\u2019s mother Agrippina tried to dominate his early life and decisions but when Seneca, Nero\u2019s tutor and closest adviser, encouraged him to free himself of his mother\u2019s influence, he had Agrippina assassinated (he had learnt much from her wicked influence).\u00a0 Nero\u2019s <\/span>infamous reign is usually associated with <\/span>tyranny<\/span><\/a>, extravagance and debauchery, although <\/span>Initially, he garnered a reputation for generosity by making closed-door political trials open to the public and encouraging power-sharing within the Senate. Nero had little interest in war and politics and spent his energy on diplomacy, trade and cultural interests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nero loved the games, as well as Greek theatre and performance; he indulged his artistic passions, playing the lyre and singing at private events. He also trained as an athlete and was obsessed with charioteering from a young age even competing publicly as a charioteer.\u00a0 Loved by the people for his generosity and lavish games, he was not liked by the political elite.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Great Fire<\/h4>\n
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In 64 AD a fire started in the shops at the Circus Maximus, which raged for almost a week destroying two thirds of the city of Rome.\u00a0 Nero took advantage of the situation and built himself an enormous pleasure palace; which stretched across three hills of Rome, this fuelled rumours that Nero was responsible for the destruction.\u00a0 Whether or not this was true, Nero blamed the small population of Christians for the fire and ordered their persecution: It is during these persecutions that Peter and Paul were executed at Nero\u2019s stadium (now marked by <\/span>St Peter’s Basilica<\/b>) at the Vatican.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nero exhausted Rome\u2019s coffers with his reconstruction of the city.\u00a0 His <\/span>Domus Aurea<\/b> or Golden House took a huge area of public land, the palace was surrounded by parkland with a lake the size of five football fields. Next to the lake he set up a 100-foot-tall bronze statue of himself as the sun god Helios, known as the <\/span>Colossus Neronis<\/span><\/i> (<\/span>colossus of Nero<\/b>). The Roman Empire was strained and, after failing to respond to revolts and unrest, Nero was declared an enemy of the people. He attempted to flee but upon learning of his imminent execution, he took his own life.<\/span><\/p>\n

Nero\u2019s reign would become known for debauchery, anti-Christian persecution and the misrule of Rome. After his death, there was a chaotic period known as the \u2018Year of the Four Emperors\u2019 when four emperors ruled for brief periods.\u00a0 Finally, <\/span>Vespasian<\/b>, an experienced general was named emperor by his army and gained control of Rome.\u00a0 He would be the first of the <\/span>Flavians <\/span>who would try to bring stability back to Rome.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Explora m\u00e1s<\/h2>\n
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