He murdered his mother and two of his wives.

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He orchestrated the Great Fire of Rome.

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With the supposed intention of diverting attention away from the rumours that he
had instigated the Great Fire, Nero ordered that Christians should be rounded up
and killed. He blamed them for starting the fire and in the subsequent purge, they
were torn apart by dogs and others burnt alive as human torches.

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He competed in Rome’s Olympic Games. As a competitor in the games, Nero raced a

ten-horse chariot and nearly died after being thrown from it.

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Citizens worried he would return to life as the Antichrist.

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Nero portrait as Apollo (God).