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I chose Emperor Nero because in the past I had heard that Emperor Nero had killed his own mother which came as a shock to me but I was intrigued to learn more about what had caused him to do this. I would also like to learn more about how Nero handled his responsibilities as emperor. I also chose to do my assignment on Emperor Nero because I was not previously aware that he had a passion for the arts and I wanted to research more about that to see if it were true or not.

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¹ The borders of the Roman empire expanded during the reign of Nero (Facts and Details, p.43, Website) despite the fact that he spent a lump some of money on expensive items which caused for an economic recession and fall in the government (Ewhelan, p.15, Website). Many people became poor after Nero increased taxes just to support his high class lifestyle.

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² The reign of Nero began well. Nero lowered taxes at one point as well as allowed slaves to sue their owners who caused them harm but he soon took back what he had said and increased taxes (PBS, p.3, Website). ³ It was also found that Nero had stolen from many local temples (Biography.com Editors, p.13, Website).

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Nero's ideas may have been for good in the begining of his reign byt they quckly took a took when he began to change teh way that he acted. Many people lost their lives due to his ill conceived notions and decisions such as the many christians that were tortured after they were blamed for the fire (Eyewittness, p.2, Website). Nero did not care who stood in his way, he was destined to bring havoc to Rome. 1 Nero was even accused of killing his own brother out of fear that he would outshine him (PBS, p.2, Website).

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2 Nero did not have the people of Romes best interest at heart, Nero cared only of himself and made it known to all who knew of him. He stole and was dishonest to almost all whom he came in contact with (Biography.com Editors, p.13, Website).

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¹ Nero enacted the policy that stated circus's could no longer involve carnage which had an extremely well effect on Rome.        ² Nero also enacted a policy that persecuted many christians in 64 A.D. and blamed them for many of the terrible things that he himself did (Eyewittness, p.2, Website).

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Nero's policies caused for many innocent christians to be tortured and excecuted (Eyewittness, p.2, Website). Nero  was also the cause for the great fire of 64 that burned 75% of the city (Eyewittness, p.2, Website).

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¹ Nero incited two foreign tours with Alexandria and Achala. Nero attempted to pry his way through Isthmus but it did not prevail (Hays, p.45, Website). ² All of Nero's foreign conflicts were resolved including the uprising of Brittain (Allen, p.3, Website).

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Nero was able to keep a clean slate as it related to most foreign policies which was beneficial to the wolds status (Allen, p.3, Website). It seemed as though every seemingly good deed carried out by Nero was always ending in backlash including the failure to get to Isthmus (Hays, p.45, Website).

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1 Before the reign of Nero, Rome used silver and gold as a means of currency but when Nero came along he implemented a new silver coin after Rome ran out of money (Forbes, Economy and Empire, p.5, Website). Nero was able to increase the supply of money and debase the currency to have only 0.02% of silver which was very good for the economy. The debasement of the currency caused for many problems to arise such as, border wars and slave rebellions (Forbes, Economy and Empire, p.5, Website).

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Nero was able to decrease the amount of effort and silver that is put into currency which in turn save Rome a lot of time and money (Forbes, Economy and Empire, p.6, Website). The idea quickly backlashed when the Rome was overturned by many problems caused by the currency change such as inflation (Forbes, Economy and Empire, p.5, Website). This turn of events had a negative impact on teh economy of Rome.

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In conclusion, Nero was not a good leader to the Roman people and cost for many lives to be taken under his hand even if it was indirectly. Nero was a cowardly individual not a leader, he let many people die just so he could save face. The rule of Nero was a hard rule to live under if you were not beneficial to him.
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D= 2
D= 2
F= 1
C= 3
B= 4
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1. "The Nero Files ~ Seven Things You May Not Know About Nero | Secrets Of The Dead | PBS". Secrets Of The Dead, 2021, https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/seven-things-may-not-know-nero/3416/#:~:text=The%20Roman%20emperor%20Nero%20is,devastating%20Great%20Fire%20of%20Rome.
2.  "Nero". Biography, 2021, https://www.biography.com/political-figure/nero.

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1. "Nero - The Approaching End". Encyclopedia Britannica, 2021, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nero-Roman-emperor/The-approaching-end.
2. "Nero Persecutes The Christians, 64 A.D.". Eyewitnesstohistory.Com, 2021, http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/christians.htm.

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1. Hays, Jeffrey. "NERO (RULED A.D. 54-68): HIS LIFE AND EARLY YEARS AS EMPORER | Facts And Details". Factsanddetails.Com, 2021, http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub368/entry-6270.html.
2. "Nero: The End Of A Dynasty | The Bubble". The Bubble, 2021, https://www.thebubble.org.uk/columns/nero-end-dynasty/.

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