Nero, Emperor of Rome from 54-68 AD, was Infamous for his cruelty.
During the Great Fire of Rome (61 AD), in wh.
The Emperor plunged, also, into every kind of vice and profligacy, and yet he demanded the adulation of his people for his achievements as poet, athlete, musician and philosopher.
The slightest suspicion, however ungrounded, against anyone was the sure forerunner of speedy death.
After ordering the murder of his own mother, Agrippina, he behaved like an animal that has tasted blood.
Nero, Emperor of Rome from 54-68 AD, was Infamous for his cruelty