nero

Noun

Ne=ro

WORDNET DICTIONARY

nero(n = noun.person) lucius domitius ahenobarbus, nero claudius caesar drusus germanicus - 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 Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68);

is a kind of emperor of rome, roman emperor

nero, prop. n.

A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. [1913 Webster]

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