Nero was born on 15 December 37 CE in the Roman town of Antium (modern Anzio, Italy).

Key birth details

  • Full birth date: 15 December 37 CE.
  • Place of birth: Antium in Latium, in the Roman Empire, corresponding to today’s Anzio on the coast of Italy.
  • Birth name: Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, before later taking the name Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.

Quick context

  • Nero later became the fifth Roman emperor, ruling from 54 to 68 CE.
  • He is often remembered for tyranny, extravagance, and the period of the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE, though modern views debate how accurate the most extreme stories are.

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