The Roman emperor who died from eating too much cheese

Other Roman emperors met far more bloody ends than the cheese-loving Antoninus. Nero committed suicide; Galba was murdered by ...
Idaho Statesman

Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

The ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater have been uncovered in Rome, Italian officials said. Photo from Soprintendenza Speciale Roma Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the ...
Forbes

Was Nero A Hero? Seeking To Rehabilitate The Reviled Roman Emperor, The British Museum Exposes The Politics Of Duplicity

In the years after the Emperor Nero was declared an enemy of the Roman state and committed suicide to avoid arrest by his own soldiers, several imposters exploited rumors that he was still living in ...
Seattle Times

Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new exhibition on the Roman Emperor Nero opens with a piece of fake news from the ancient world. Visitors are greeted with an image of Peter Ustinov as Nero in the ...
Townhall

Biden, Like Nero, Tears Down to 'Build Back Better'

As disgusting a human being as the Roman emperor Nero became, many in Rome’s lower class mourned his death because “he had been as generous to the poor as he had been recklessly cruel to the great,” ...
AOL

Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the Great Fire of Rome. But his passion for music — among other performing arts — appears to have been real, as supported by new ...