Tiberius Claudius Nero

Politician

1969 – 2024

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Who was Tiberius Claudius Nero?

Tiberius Claudius Nero, often known as Tiberius Nero and Nero was a politician who lived in the last century of the Roman Republic.

Nero was a member of the republican Claudian family of Rome. He was a descendant of the first named Tiberius Claudius Nero, a consul and son of Appius Claudius Caecus, the censor. Nero was the son of Drusus and his mother was a descendant of the Claudian family. His father Drusus served under Pompey in 67 BC, battling the pirate menace. Drusus was famous for recommending that the members of the Second Catilinarian Conspiracy be confined. Nero had a sister called Claudia, who married the prefect Quintus Volusius.

Nero had served as a quaestor to Julius Caesar in 48 BC, commanding his fleet in the Alexandrian War. Having achieved victory over the Egyptian navy, he was rewarded with a priesthood. Julius Caesar had sent Nero to create Roman colonies in Gaul and in other provinces.

Despite his service with Julius Caesar, Nero was an Optimas at heart. After the murder of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, when it seemed that the assassins were triumphant, he suggested that they be rewarded for their services to the state. However, due to his previous alliance with the Roman dictator, Nero was allowed to be elected praetor in 42 BC.

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Dec 31, 1969
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Mar 28, 2024

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