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Look up: Nero

  1. Nero
    Roman emperor 54-68. Not surprisingly, the teenage emperor made many naive and over-generous political decisions, preferring sport and music; he was however quite willing to murder anyone who inconvenienced him, notably two wives.
    Found on http://www.classics.cam.ac.uk/museum/glo

  2. Nero
    (37 CE--68 CE) Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; Nero was adopted by Claudius and thus changed his name to Nero Claudius Caesar; he reigned as Roman Emperor from 54 to 68; since he was young when his reign began, his actions were controlled by his mother, Agrippina and Seneca, his tutor; Nero's first wife Octavia, Claudius' daughter, was divorced, exiled, and murdered by Nero; in 62, Nero married his mistress, Poppaea, following the murder of his mother in 58 of which Nero had knowledge; Nero rebuilt Rome at the expense of Italy and the Roman provinces after the great fire of 64; marries Statilia Messalina in 66, a year after his wife Poppaea's death; in 68, the Praetorian Guards and several Roman legions took up arms against Nero, who fled Rome and committed suicide.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. Nero
    Nero (Claudius Caesar) was a Roman Emperor. He was born in 37 and died in 68. He was a cruel and unpopular Emperor and committed suicide after a successful revolt against him.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  4. Nero
    [n] - Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. Nero
    (AD 37-68) Roman emperor from 54. In 59 he had his mother Agrippina and his wife Octavia put to death. The great fire at Rome in 64 was blamed on the Christians, whom he subsequently persecuted. In 65 a plot...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Nero
    Ne'ro noun A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. -- Ne*ro'ni*an adjective
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/N/15

  7. nero
    A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. Nero'nian. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. Nero
    Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus noun Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Nero
    `Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus` (December 15, 37 - June 9, 68), born `Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus`, also called `Nero Claudius Caesar Germanicus`, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great uncle Claudius to become heir to the throne. As Nero Claudius Caesar, he succeeded to the throne on October 13, 54, following Claudius' death. Nero ruled from 54 to 68, focusing much of his at...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero

  10. Nero
    • (n.) A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. • (n.) A Roman emperor notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. Nero
    the fifth Roman emperor ( 54–68), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, ... [31 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/n/26

  12. Nero
    Nero is a Italian boy name. The meaning of the name is `Wise Army` Where is it used? The name Nero is mainly used In Italian.It is an abbreviated form of Raniero, used In Italian.See also In English: Rayner The name Nero doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Nero seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Nero

  13. Nero
    A popular PC program for recording data and video CDs and DVDs. Ahead Nero Site
    Found on http://www.videohelp.com/glossary?N

  14. Nero
    Nero (Nero Claudius Caesar) (nēr'ō) , A.D. 37–A.D. 68, Roman emperor (A.D. 54–A.D. 68). He was originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus and was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul in A.D. 32) and of Agrippina the Younger, who was the great-granddaughter of ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08


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21 November 2009

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On 21st November 1974 the Provisional IRA plants bombs in two Birmingham pubs: the Mulberry Bush and the Tavern in the Town. Twenty-one people die and 182 are injured. A few minutes before the explosions a warning had been telephoned to the local newspaper, the Birmingham Post and Mail, but it was far too late. The first Birmingham bomb, at the Mulberry Bush pub in the basement of the Rotunda, a 20-storey office and retail complex and it exploded six minutes after the telephone warning. There was not enough time for police to clear the area. Earlier that year nine soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded on a coach on the M62 near Bradford, while two bombs in Guildford killed four soldiers and injured scores of other people. read more

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