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Nero

37 - 68

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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( NEER-oh; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68. Nero was born at Antium in AD 37, the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger (great-granddaughter of the emperor Augustus). Nero was three when his father died. By the time Nero turned eleven, his mother married Emperor Claudius, who then adopted Nero as his heir. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nero is the 75th most popular politician (down from 49th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 21st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Politician.

Nero was a Roman emperor who is most famous for starting the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nero ranks 75 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Theresa, Osman I, Marcus Aurelius, Maximilien Robespierre, Musa I of Mali, and Hafez al-Assad. After him are Giuseppe Garibaldi, Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry VI of England, Louis XV of France, William IV of the United Kingdom, and Edward IV of England.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 37, Nero ranks 1. After him is Josephus. Among people deceased in 68, Nero ranks 1. After him are Mark the Evangelist, Philemon, Gaius Julius Vindex, Statilia Messalina, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Lucius Clodius Macer, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, and Tiberius Julius Mithridates.

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    Nero

    POLITICIAN

    37 - 68

    HPI: 87.19

    Rank: 1

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    Josephus

    HISTORIAN

    37 - 100

    HPI: 80.94

    Rank: 2

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Nero ranks 32 out of 5,161. Before him are Pope Pius XII (1876), Pompey (-106), Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), and Sandro Botticelli (1445). After him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Ovid (-43), Pope Pius XI (1857), Petrarch (1304), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), and Geta (189).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Nero ranks 8. Before him are Augustus (-63), Commodus (161), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), Pompey (-106), and Marcus Aurelius (121). After him are Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Geta (189), Caligula (12), Brutus the Younger (-85), Tiberius (-42), and Sulla (-138).

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