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Nero
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For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation).

Nero

Bust of Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Rome

5th Emperor of the Roman Empire
Reign

13 October 54 9 June 68
(13 years)

Predecessor Claudius, grand-uncle and stepfather

Successor

Galba

Spouse

Claudia Octavia
Poppaea Sabina
Pythagoras
Statilia Messalina
Sporus

Issue

Claudia Augusta
Full name
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

House

Julio-Claudian Dynasty

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Father

Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus

Mother

Agrippina the Younger

Born

15 December 37
Antium (modern Anzio andNettuno), Italy

Died

9 June 68 (aged 30)

Outside Rome

Burial

Mausoleum of the Domitii Ahenobarbi, Pincian

Hill, Rome

Religion

Roman Paganism

Roman imperial dynasties

Julio-Claudian dynasty

Chronology
Augustus

27 BC 14 AD

Tiberius

1437 AD

Caligula

3741 AD

Claudius

4154 AD

Nero

5468 AD

Family
Gens Julia
Gens Claudia
Julio-Claudian family tree
Category:Julio-Claudian dynasty

Succession
Preceded by
Roman Republic

Followed by
Year of the Four Emperors

Nero (/nro/; Latin: Ner Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus;[1] 15 December 37 9 June
68)[2] was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero
was adopted by his grand-uncle Claudiusto become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the
throne in 54 following Claudius' death.
Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade and enhancing the cultural life of the Empire.
He ordered theatres built and promoted athletic games. During his reign, the redoubtable
general Corbulo conducted asuccessful war and negotiated peace with the Parthian Empire. His
generalSuetonius Paulinus crushed a revolt in Britain. Nero annexed the Bosporan Kingdom to the
Empire and began the First RomanJewish War.
In 64 AD, most of Rome was destroyed in the Great Fire of Rome, which many Romans believed
Nero himself had started in order to clear land for his planned palatial complex, the Domus Aurea. In
68, the rebellion of Vindex inGaul and later the acclamation of Galba in Hispania drove Nero from
the throne. Facing a false report of being denounced as a public enemy who was to be executed, he

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committed suicide on 9 June 68 (the first Roman emperor to do so).[3] His death ended the JulioClaudian Dynasty, sparking a brief period of civil wars known as the Year of the Four Emperors.
Nero's rule is often associated with tyranny and extravagance. [4] He is known for many executions,
including that of his mother,[5] and the probable murder by poison of his stepbrother Britannicus.
He is infamously known as the Emperor who "fiddled while Rome burned". [6] He was rumored to have
had captured Christians, dipped them in oil, and then set them on fire in his garden at night as a
source of light.[7] This view is based on the writings of Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio, the main
surviving sources for Nero's reign, but a few surviving sources paint Nero in a more favourable light.
[8]
Some sources, including some mentioned above, portray him as an emperor who was popular with
the common Roman people, especially in the East.[9] Some modern historians question the reliability
of ancient sources when reporting on Nero's tyrannical acts.[10]

I, Claudius
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This article is about the novel. For other uses, see I, Claudius (disambiguation).

I, Claudius

First edition cover

Author

Robert Graves

Cover artist

John Aldridge (1st ed.)[1]

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Genre

Historical novel

Publisher

Arthur Barker (1st ed.)

Publication date

1934

Media type

Print (hardback & paperback)

Pages

468 pp (paperback ed.)

ISBN

978-0679724773

OCLC

19811474

Dewey Decimal

823/.912 20

LC Class

PR6013.R35 I2 1989

Followed by

Claudius the God

I, Claudius (1934) is a novel by English writer Robert Graves, written in the form of an
autobiography of the Roman Emperor Claudius. Accordingly, it includes history of the Julio-Claudian
Dynasty and Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's
assassination in 41 AD.
The 'autobiography' of Claudius continues (from Claudius's accession after Caligula's death, to his
own death in 54) in Claudius the God (1935). The sequel also includes a section written as a
biography of Herod Agrippa, contemporary of Claudius and future King of the Jews. The two books
were adapted by the BBC into an award-winning television serial, I, Claudius.
In 1998 the Modern Library ranked I, Claudius fourteenth on its list of the 100 best English-language
novels of the 20th century. In 2005, the novel was chosen by TIME magazine as one of the one
hundred best English-language novels from 1923 to present.[2]

Trajan
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Trajan

Marble bust of Trajan.

13th Emperor of the Roman Empire
Reign

28 January 98 8 August 117

Predecessor

Nerva, adoptive father

Successor

Hadrian

Wife

Pompeia Plotina
Full name
Marcus Ulpius Traianus
(from birth to adoption);

Caesar Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus (from

adoption to accession);
Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus Divi Nervae
filius Augustus (as emperor)
Dynasty

Nerva-Antonine

Father

Marcus Ulpius Traianus

Mother

Marcia

Born

18 September 53
Italica, Hispania

Died

8 August 117 (aged 63)

Selinus, Cilicia

Roman imperial dynasties

Nervo-Trajanic Dynasty
Burial

Rome (ashes in foot

of Trajan's Column, now lost)

Trajan (/tredn/; Latin: Imperator Caesar Nerva Traianus

Divi Nervae filius Augustus;[1] September 18, 53 August 8,
117 AD) was Roman emperor from 98 AD until his death in
117 AD. Officially declared by the Senate as optimus
princeps ("the best ruler"), Trajan is remembered as a
successful soldier-emperor who presided over the greatest
military expansion in Roman history, leading the empire to
attain its maximum territorial extent by the time of his death.
He is also known for his philanthropic rule, overseeing
extensive publicbuilding programs and implementing social
welfare policies, which earned him his enduring reputation as
the second of the Five Good Emperors who presided over an
era of peace and prosperity in the Mediterranean world.

Nerva

Children
Natural - (none)
Adoptive - Trajan
Trajan

Children
Natural - (none)
Adoptive - Hadrian
Hadrian

Children
Natural - (none)
Adoptive - Lucius Aelius
Adoptive - Antoninus Pius

Born into a non-patrician family of Italian origin in the city

of Italica in the province of Hispania Baetica,[2] Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of
emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in 89 Trajan supported
Domitian against a revolt on the Rhine led by Antonius Saturninus.[3] In September 96, Domitian was
succeeded by Marcus Cocceius Nerva, an old and childless senator who proved to be unpopular
with the army. After a brief and tumultuous year in power, a revolt by members of thePraetorian
Guard compelled him to adopt the more popular Trajan as his heir and successor. Nerva died on 27
January 98, and was succeeded by his adopted son without incident.
As a civilian administrator, Trajan is best known for his extensive public building program which
reshaped the city of Rome and left multiple enduring landmarks such as Trajan's Forum, Trajan's
Market and Trajan's Column. Early in his reign, he annexed the Nabataean kingdom, creating the
province of Arabia Petraea. His conquest of Dacia enriched the empire greatly the new province
possessed many valuable gold mines. However, the new province's exposed position to the north of
the Danube made it susceptible to attack on three sides, and it was later abandoned by
Emperor Aurelian.
His war against the Parthian Empire ended with the sack of the capitalCtesiphon and the annexation
of Armenia and Mesopotamia. His campaigns expanded the Roman Empire to its greatest territorial
extent. In late 117, while sailing back to Rome, Trajan fell ill and died of a stroke in the city
of Selinus. He was deified by the Senate and his ashes were laid to rest under Trajan's Column. He
was succeeded by his adopted son Hadrian.

Septimus Signus
Background

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Authorship

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As a crazed expert on the Elder Scrolls, Septimus wrote the book,Ruminations on

the Elder Scrolls, which attempts to describe the nature of the prophetic scrolls with
obscure metaphors. He wrote the book while he was still a member of the College of
Winterhold, departing after having read one of the Scrolls and becoming irrevocably
mad.
Isolation

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Looking for Dwemer artifacts, he wandered out on the small glacial islands northwest of Winterhold. Here, he proceeded to attempt to access a Dwemer contraption.
He was believed to be driven insane by his own genius, and the long periods away
from people, although he admits reading the Elder Scrolls caused his madness.
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Elder Knowledge

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After speaking to Paarthurnax atop the Throat of the World, the Dragonborn learns
that an Elder Scroll is needed to learn Dragonrend, a powerful shout created by
mortals for the purpose of knocking Dragons from the sky.
Urag gro-Shub supplies the Dragonborn with reading material on the Elder Scrolls,
one of which is the book authored by Septimus. Suspecting that he is the most likely
to know where an Elder Scroll may be, the Dragonborn locates him north of the
College of Winterhold, at an outpost.

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Once found and spoken to, he sends the Dragonborn to Alftand with a Lexicon, a
device created by the Dwemer that allows one to safely transcribe the text of an
Elder Scroll without going blind or insane.
Discerning the Transmundane

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Septimus believes that the Heart of Lorkhan is held within the Dwemer Oculory, but
the Oghma Infinium is what is actually inside. The blood of a Dwemer is needed to
open the contraption, but since there are no more Dwemer, Septimus says that the
blood of every other Mer race will suffice, thus the blood of an Orsimer, a Falmer,
a Bosmer, an Altmer and a Dunmer must be collected.
Exiting the outpost reveals that Daedric Prince, Hermaeus Mora, seeks the object
within the Dwarven Mechanismand has only tolerated Septimus' involvement with it
because it served his own plot. The Dragonborn can choose to aid Hermaeus or
decline the Lord's offer. Neither option directly affects the outcome of unlocking the
mechanism.
Once acquiring and giving the blood samples to Septimus, he opens the contraption
in his outpost and is extremely disappointed to not see the Heart of Lorkhan. He
then disintegrates into a pile of ash as he approaches the Oghma Infinium. The
Dragonborn can then take the Oghma Infinium.
Gallery

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The wanted note from Septimus Signus

Septimus enters the Dwemer Mechanism

Septimus Head-On

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Trivia

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The name Septimus Signus is derived from Latin. In Latin, the neuter form
"septimum signum" means "the seventh sign." His name may be inspired by the
seventh seal, the words of sign and seal being similar in the language. In the
Abrahamic apocalypse story, the opening of the seals (detailed in the Book of
Revelations) leads up to more cataclysmic events and judgements.
Skooma can be found in his cupboard where he keeps his books.
His ramblings seem to indicate that he believes the Heart of Lorkhan is within the
Dwemer lockbox.
Septimus is voiced by Paul Eiding, who also voiced Galmar Stone-Fist and Felldir the
Old, as well as the elderly characters in Fallout 3, another game developed by
Bethesda.
He may send out Hired Thugs if stolen from.
Bugs

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This section contains bugs related to Septimus

Signus. Before adding a bug to this list, consider the
following:
Please reload an old save to confirm if the bug is still
happening.
If the bug is still occurring, please post the bug report
with the appropriate system
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If a fix to the bug is known, please provide it, but
avoid use of first-person-anecdotes: such discussions
belong on the appropriate forum board and not the
article.
He may not disintegrate after approaching the Oghma Infinium.
Solution: Kill him. The quest should continue as normal.
If an item is taken from his outpost after his death he may send Hired Thugs after
the Dragonborn.

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The Runed Lexicon, if taken from the pile of ashes after he is disintegrated, will still
be marked as a quest item.
If he stops to read the Oghma Infinium, and nothing else happens, there will be a
"This person is busy" subtitle if he's approached. The Dragonborn can kill him and
the quest will update.