Nero
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Nero (37–68 AD) was a Roman Emperor from 54 until his death in 68. He is primarily remembered as a libertine and a tyrant, and as an early persecutor of the Christians.
[edit] Portraits
 Nero - Glyptothek, Munich. |
 Nero, Antiquario del Palatino |
 Nero as a young man, Antiquario del Palatino |
 Recarved Nero from Domitian, Musei Capitolini |
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 Nero, Pushkin Museum, Moscow |
 Nero - Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo |
 Nero as Apollo playing the lyre, amethyst intaglio, Cabinet des Médailles |
 Ancient graffiti portrait from Rome |
 Buste de l'empereur Néron, Stockholm. |
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[edit] Coinage
 Denarium |
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 Nero and Agrippina |
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 Ara Pacis |
 Nero and Poppaea Sabina |
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Nero and Claudius |
Nero and Agrippina |
 Illustration of a Roman coin of Nero |
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 Illustration of a Roman coin of Nero and Agrippina |
[edit] Paintings
 The Apostles Paul and Peter confront Simon Magus before Nero, Renaissance fresco in Florence |
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 The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother, by John William Waterhouse |
 Nero’s Torches by Henryk Siemiradzki, 1876 |
 Christian Dirce by Henryk Siemiradzki |
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