Nero, Rome’s emperor from 54 to 68 C.E., rose to power at a young age and remained focused on himself, letting the needs of ...

Historian Tom Holland uncovers how politics, myth and maternal ambition collided in the scandalous reign of the Roman emperor ...

The fifth emperor of Rome, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus reigned between between 54 and 68 AD and is renowned for being one of history's most bloody tyrants.

Nero became emperor at just age 17 in 54 A.D. After his people took up arms against him, Nero fled Rome and stabbed himself in the throat before he could be arrested. He was 31.

Emperor Nero's reign was tumultuous, marked by internal strife and challenges to authority. Nero's reign ended with his mother's and wife's murders, the great fire in Rome in 64 CE, and finally ...

Sick of covering for him for years, his own Praetorian Guard turned against him. The Senate proclaimed Galba emperor. They proclaimed Nero a public enemy. On learning his fate, Nero committed suicide.

A bronze head of Roman emperor Nero dating from around AD 54-61 and found in the River Alde at Rendham in Suffolk, eastern England, is displayed in “Nero: The Man Behind the Myth” exhibition ...

A section of Ancient Roman Emperor Nero's vast underground Domus Aurea (Golden House) was reopened to the public on Friday after extensive restoration and repair work to protect the nearly 2,000 ...

Emperor Nero’s pleasure palace lay hidden for centuries before its rediscovery in the 15th century. Now, archaeologists announced that they have discovered another hidden chamber.

Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com A mysterious underground chamber has been discovered under the palace of Roman Emperor Nero, a secret that had been kept for almost 2,000 years.