psychotic, yet still memorable presented to you by: presented to you by: eric, eoin, and artie
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Roman Emperor Nero
Psychotic, Yet Still Memorable Presented To You By:Eric, Eoin, and Artie
At a young age of 17, Nero took the throne,
after instigating in the death of Claudius, the former Emperor
The youngest Emperor of his time
Rise To Power
As Emperor, Nero concentrated on transforming
Roman society: Did this by: Blending cultures of Greek, Oriental, and Egyptian Invested large sums in building large athletic,
theatrical, and bathing infrastructures Imposed that Senators anoint themselves with oil Nero invested vast sums in building large
Athletics, Theatrical, and Bathing infrastructures
Strengths
Often made rulings that pleased the lower
class Restrictions were put on the amount of bail
and fines fees for lawyers were limited A strong demand was made that patrons
should have the right of taking away the freedoms of free men Nero supported the free men and ruled that patrons did not possess that right
Policies as an Administrator
Meaning, Golden House in Latin, Nero’s
palace was built after most of Rome burnt down
Took up 1/3 of Rome’s available living space covered the slopes of the Palatine, Esquiline, and Caelian
Consisted of mainly Roman architecture
The Domus Aurea
In 64 A.D, the Great Fire, burned down most of
most of Rome, as Nero played violin. Although Nero helped victims, he used an
unpopular group as a scapegoat, the Christians
Great Fire
In 64 AD, the Great Fire ravaged most of
Rome. Historians theorize that Nero started the fire, or that he played the violin as Rome burnt to ashes.
At the time, Christians were unpopular in the Roman Empire, as were the Jews in Egypt.
Nero, using Christians as a scapegoat, blamed them for the inferno that burnt most of Rome to the ground
Role in the Great Fire
Rebuilt his palace to take up 1/3 of Rome’s
Surface area. He paid very little attention to his Military
affairs. This included: Issues on Rhine, war against the Parthians in
Armenia, Boudica’s uprising in Britain which he promptly handed over to his generals.
Persecuted and executed many Christians
Weaknesses of Nero
Nero persecuted and executed Christians in a
variety of different, yet sadistic, sociopathic, methods:
Crucifixion Burned at the stake Fed to beasts/dogs
Persecuting Christians
Animations & Sound: Done by, Artie Slides 2-3: Done by Eoin Slides 3-4: Done by Eric Slides 4-5: Done by Artie Slides 6-9: Completed as a team through data
collected from each partner
Credits