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}}'''Nero | }}'''Nero''' was [[Caesar|Emperor]] of the [[Roman Empire]] during the [[1st century]]. | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
Following the conquest of [[Great Britain|Britain]] by the Roman Empire in [[43]], [[Prasutagus]], the [[king]] of the [[Iceni]], was one of several tribal rulers in Britain who were bought off by the Romans. After Prasutagus' death, he left half of his kingdom to Nero and the other half to his daughters. His widow [[Boudica]] became the Queen of the Iceni. However, the Emperor annexed the entire kingdom. When | Following the conquest of [[Great Britain|Britain]] by the Roman Empire in [[43]], [[Prasutagus]], the [[king]] of the [[Iceni]], was one of several tribal rulers in Britain who were bought off by the Romans. After Prasutagus' death, he left half of his kingdom to Nero and the other half to his daughters. His widow [[Boudica]] became the Queen of the Iceni. However, the Emperor annexed the entire kingdom. When Boudica objected, she was flogged and her daughters were raped in public. This resulted in Boudica leading a failed revolt against the occupying Roman forces in [[60]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|The Wrath of the Iceni]]'') | ||
In [[July]] [[64]], Nero's slave buyer [[Tavius]] bought [[Barbara Wright]] and brought her to the palace. Nero immediately took to her and gleefully chased her around the palace until they were caught by his wife [[Poppaea]]. | In [[July]] [[64]], Nero's slave buyer [[Tavius]] bought [[Barbara Wright]] and brought her to the palace. Nero immediately took to her and gleefully chased her around the palace until they were caught by his wife [[Poppaea]]. | ||
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[[Category:People from the real world encountered by the First Doctor]] | [[Category:People from the real world encountered by the First Doctor]] | ||
