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🎬 Watch early & support the channel on Patreon:   / parabellumhistorychannel   Or become a member on youtube:    / @parabellumhistorychannel   to unlock early access to new videos. Music from our videos: https://share.epidemicsound.com/xk7k4... Visit our website: https://parabellumhistory.com Our merchandise store: https://parabellumstore.creator-sprin... 🎧 Listen to our podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OdtsiT... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/85d... Who was Nero, really? Was he the deranged tyrant who fiddled while Rome burned, a brutal killer who murdered his own mother and wives? Or was he a gifted artist and visionary, vilified by senatorial elites and early Christian chroniclers? This comprehensive historical documentary explores the life, reign, and legacy of Emperor Nero, one of the most controversial figures in the history of ancient Rome. Born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus in 37 AD, Nero was connected by blood to some of the greatest names in Roman history — Germanicus, Mark Antony, and Augustus. Adopted by Emperor Claudius and groomed for leadership by the philosopher Seneca, he seemed destined for greatness. And indeed, the first years of his reign were marked by stability, reform, and popularity. But beneath the surface, tensions brewed — with his ambitious mother Agrippina, with Rome’s conservative elites, and within Nero himself. In this in-depth video, we trace Nero’s journey from promising young emperor to feared autocrat. We unpack the complex power plays that shaped his early reign, the dramatic fall of Agrippina, and the internal court dynamics that drove a wedge between Nero and his former mentors. We explore Nero’s artistic passions — his love of music, poetry, drama, and chariot racing — and how these pursuits scandalized Rome’s upper class. One of the most infamous chapters of Nero’s reign — the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD — is examined with fresh eyes. We separate fact from fiction, comparing ancient accounts by Tacitus and Suetonius with modern archaeological and historiographical perspectives. Did Nero really start the fire, or did he become a convenient scapegoat? We also explore the savage persecution of early Christians in the wake of the fire — a campaign of terror that led to the martyrdom of the apostles Peter and Paul. Finally, we cover Nero’s downfall: his loss of support among the Senate, the betrayal of the Praetorian Guard, and the rebellion of Galba. What you'll learn in this documentary: Why Nero was seen as a breath of fresh air in the early years of his reign How Roman society viewed artists, performers, and public entertainers — and why Nero’s passions caused outrage The influence of women in Roman imperial politics, especially Agrippina and Poppaea The brutal mechanisms of imperial control: poisonings, show trials, and forced suicides The origins of the Nero-as-Antichrist legend and its impact on early Christian thought Why modern historians are reassessing Nero’s legacy — and what still makes him so fascinating today Bibliography 1. Cassius Dio. Dio’s Roman History. Translated by Earnest Cary. Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, multiple vols. 2. Josephus, Flavius. Jewish Antiquities. Translated by William Whiston. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1987. 3. Pliny the Elder. Natural History. Translated by H. Rackham. Loeb Classical Library. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1938. 4. Suetonius. The Twelve Caesars. Translated by Robert Graves; revised by James B. Rives. London: Penguin Classics, 2007. 5. Tacitus. Annals. Translated by A. J. Woodman. Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing, 2004. 6. Philo of Alexandria. On the Embassy to Gaius (Legatio ad Gaium). Translated by F. H. Colson. Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1999. 7. Barrett, Anthony A. Agrippina: Sex, Power, and Politics in the Early Empire. 1st ed., New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. 8. Beard, Mary. SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. New York: Liveright, 2015. Champlin, Edward. Nero. Belknap Press / Harvard University Press, 2003 9. Griffin, Miriam T. Nero: The End of a Dynasty. London: Routledge, 1984. 10. Hopkins, Keith. A World Full of Gods: Pagans, Jews and Christians in the Roman Empire. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999. 11. Millar, Fergus. The Emperor in the Roman World (31 BC – AD 337). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1977. 12. Southon, Emma. A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Murder in Ancient Rome. London: Oneworld, 2021. 13. Wiseman, T. P. The Myths of Rome. Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2004. 🎤 ⁠Voiceover by: Nick Banas Instagram:   / nickbanas