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Nero, the most absurd Roman emperor in the history of the world, and his mother died and burned the city to sing.
In 64 AD, the Roman emperor Nero Nero Claudius Drudes Germanicus reigned for 54 to 68 years. later ages

Nero's father died when he was three years old, and his mother remarried to the then Roman emperor. Later, his mother persuaded the emperor to make him an heir, then poisoned the emperor, bought off the palace guard with money, and officially declared Nero, 17, as the new Roman emperor.

Nero was worried that his half-brother would fight for the throne, so he put a strong poison in his brother's wine at a court banquet. Seeing his brother's painful spasm, Nero ate with relish and casually explained that it was just a spasm, and everyone present was dumbfounded.

But at this time, Nero could not exercise supreme power at will, because his mother often posed as the queen, which bound him. Nero thought of a fatal trap in order to seize power. After a seaside banquet, he sent his mother home in a special boat. On the way, the boat broke into pieces, but her mother swam to the shore and sent someone to deliver him a letter. Nero secretly put a dagger on the ground while talking to the messenger, saying that his mother had sent someone to assassinate him. In this way, he sentenced his mother to death.

Nero thought that no one was chaste, male or female, but most people cleverly concealed their ugliness, so he used the privilege of the emperor to do whatever he wanted. He often goes to the streets in makeup at night, wantonly molesting men and raping women. Anyone who dares to resist will be executed, because many men and women are afraid to go out as soon as they hear that he is going to the streets, but some people continue to suffer. Nero also castrated a man, married him, and often marched with him in a carriage.

Nero's family life is also bloody and brutal. He married his stepfather's daughter at the age of 15, but soon exiled her to an island and later killed her. The second wife was pregnant, but Nero kicked her to death. The third wife was obtained after Nero killed his ex-husband.

Nero is a natural monster: bowlegged, thick-necked, short and ugly, but he thinks he is a handsome man and artist. He likes to put on airs and his voice is delicate, which gives people goose bumps. Nero is cruel and a compulsive killer, and the way he gives death is even more unusual. He always writes a note that says, "I don't object to your suicide."

Nero loves music and drama, and often calls himself a "genius actor" and an "outstanding artist". He often takes part in public performances, sometimes playing his own music on the lyre, and sometimes playing the leading role himself. Nero likes the bloody scenes on the stage very much. In order to make the performance more real, intense and exciting, he even put the real murder and execution scenes on the stage, and let the slaves play the role of "death row", which led them to be stabbed to death on the spot.

During the annual Summer Entertainment Festival, as usual, a big raft was set up on Lake agrippa, with birds and animals and delicious food on it, and other boats dragged it back and forth. These ships sparkled with gold and ivory stripes. The children lined up in order of age on the boat, singing and dancing, teasing and playing. Suddenly the fire in Rome went up into the sky, scaring the children into chaos. Then Nero shouted, "How magnificent!" As soon as the voice fell, I saw him on the stage, singing loudly and improvising immediately. The fire lasted for nine days, burning three districts in Rome 14 into vacant lots and seven districts into ruins. Nero, the mad emperor, actually turned a blind eye to the fire, but instead aroused "creative inspiration" by appreciating this "magnificent" spectacle.

Nero's reign of terror, the crazy slaughter and cruel persecution of Christians made the Senate and the army unbearable, so they sentenced Nero to death and tried to whip him to death. Although Nero resisted, he was stabbed in the throat with a sword, ending his absurd and sinful life at the age of 3 1. Before he died, he kept sighing, "What a great artist is going to die!"