Nero
Noble person
0006 – 0030
Who was Nero?
Nero Julius Caesar Germanicus was a close relative of the Roman emperors of the Julio-Claudian dynasty.
Nero was born around AD 6, to Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. His paternal grandparents were Nero Claudius Drusus and Antonia Minor, daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor. His maternal grandparents were Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus.
Nero's siblings included four brothers and three sisters. In 20, he married Julia, daughter of Livilla and Drusus "Castor". Though earlier he was betrothed to the daughter of Creticus Silanus, one-time governor of Syria.
His father Germanicus was heir apparent to his own adoptive father Emperor Tiberius, but Germanicus predeceased the Emperor in 19. He was replaced as heir by Drusus, his father-in-law. But he too predeceased the Emperor on September 14, 23.
Nero was the oldest adoptive grandson of Tiberius, and was seen as the emperor's most obvious successor. However, he was accused of treason along with his mother in 29. Nero was exiled to the island of Ponza where in 30 he was either induced to commit suicide or else starved to death.
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- Born
- 0006
Rome - Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Julia
(0020 - 0030)
- Julia
- Died
- 0030
Ponza - Resting place
- Mausoleum of Augustus
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on July 23, 2013
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