Meet Nero, another Emperor who was known ... make emperors even more powerful and respected. Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by the Emperor Constantine in the ...

Meet Nero, another Emperor who was known ... make emperors even more powerful and respected. Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by the Emperor Constantine in the ...

Relaxing the rules This meant taking a more relaxed approach to ancient ... Christians became an easy target. Nero wasted no time. He arrested and tortured all the Christians in Rome, before ...

Rome was appalled. Matricide – the murder of one’s own mother – was among the worst possible crimes. Tolerance of Nero’s depravity ebbed away and Rome faced a series of bad omens.

Archaeologists unearthed an ancient Roman structure known as Nero's Theater. Nero was known as an emperor who had an affinity for theater and music, PBS reported. He reigned over Rome from 54-68 AD.

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

Archaeologists excavating the Domus Aurea, Emperor Nero’s vast imperial residence in ancient Rome, have discovered containers still carrying the splendid pigments artisans used to decorate the ...