Nero (In Our Time)
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life of Nero (37-68 AD) who became Emperor at the age of 16. At first he was largely praised for his generosity yet became known for his debauched lifestyle, with allegations he started the Fire of Rome, watching the flames as he played the lyre. Christians saw him as their persecutor, an anti-Christ, and the number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation was thought to indicate Nero.
On these timelines: In Our Time (BBC podcast), Resources: Combined
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- Jesus of Nazareth (4 BCE)
- Year of the Four Emperors (68)
- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- The Crucifixion (33)
- The Resurrection (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70)
- The Nativity: Jesus is born in Bethlehem (5 BCE)
- Reign of Trajan (98)