Nero [iPad Tested]
Recent scholarship often challenges the traditional narrative established by ancient historians like Suetonius and Tacitus , who were often biased toward the Roman elite.
: A 2022 paper in Classical Quarterly explores Nero’s interest in the water-organ, arguing he saw himself as a champion of science and arts, an image later trivialized by his enemies. Religious and Mythological Impact either as an avenger or
: Scholar Brent D. Shaw argues in the Journal of Roman Studies that the idea of Nero systematically persecuting Christians may be a later fiction developed around 100 AD. in Christian tradition
: Research papers on the Nero Redivivus legend discuss the post-death belief that Nero would return, either as an avenger or, in Christian tradition, as the Antichrist . as the Antichrist .