Nero: Timeline

37   Born

39   Tigellinus, minister and favorite of the later Roman emperor Roman Emperor

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 Nero, is banished for adultery Adultery

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 with Caligula Caligula

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , most commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor [i] ... 

's sisters.

49   Seneca the Younger becomes Nero's tutor.

49   Engagement of Nero and Octavia, daughter of Claudius.

50   Claudius adopts Nero

51   Burrus, praetorian prefect Praetorian prefect

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 from 51-62, is charged by Seneca Seneca

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 with the education of Nero.

53   Nero marries Octavia Claudia Octavia

Claudia Octavia or Octavia Neronis was a Roman Empress, step-sister and first wife to Roman Empero... 

.

54   Roman emperor Roman Emperor

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 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 dies, possibly after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece, and is succeeded by Nero.

58   Roman emperor Roman Emperor

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 Nero is also a Roman Consul List of early imperial Roman consuls

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.

62   After the death of Burrus and the disgrace of Seneca Seneca

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, Nero, free from their influence, becomes a megalomaniacal artist fascinated by Hellenism and the Orient. Tigellinus becomes Nero's counselor. From this time onward his rule becomes highly abusive.

62   Died

64   In Rome, persecution of early Christians Christianity

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 begins under Roman Emperor Roman Emperor

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 Nero.

64   Great fire of Rome: A fire began to burn in the merchant area of Rome and soon burned completely out of control while Emperor Nero allegedly played his lyre and sang while watching the blaze from a safe distance, although there is no hard evidence to support this claim, and it is worth pointing out that fires were very common in Rome at the time. The fire destroyed close to one-half of the city and it was blamed on the Christians Christianity

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; a small but growing religious movement.

65   Gaius Calpurnius Piso conspires against Roman emperor Roman Emperor

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 Nero.

65   After a stage performance in which he appeared and shocked the senatorial class considerably, Nero engages a series of reprisals against Seneca Seneca

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, Tigellinus, pro-republican senators, and anyone else he distrusted.

66   Emperor Nero creates the legion Roman legion

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 I ''Italica''

67   Vindex revolts, first in a series of revolts that lead to Nero's downfall.

68   Lucius Clodius Macer revolts against Nero, emperor of the Roman Empire Roman Empire

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.

68   The Roman Senate Roman Senate

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 declares Nero ''persona non grata Persona non grata

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''. Galba Galba

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 succeeds Nero.

68   Roman Emperor Roman Emperor

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 Nero commits suicide Suicide

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.

68   Died

69   The Year of the four emperors: After Nero's death, Galba Galba

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, Otho Otho

Marcus Salvius Otho was Roman Emperor [i] from January 15 [i] to April 16 [i], in 69 [i], ... 

 and Vitellius Vitellius

[i], 69 to [[December 22]... 

 all serve as emperor for a short time each before Vespasian Vespasian

Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus , known originally as Titus Flavius [i] Vespasianus and usua ... 

 takes over.

2001   In the Netherlands Netherlands

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, the Act on the Opening up of Marriage goes into effect. The Act allows same-sex couples Same-sex marriage

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 to legally marry for the first time in the world since the reign of Nero.