Nero

Nero was a Roman emperor and a tyrannical ruler. Nero did very many bad things including having his own mother murdered. Nero was accused of starting a devastating fire in Rome, historians think he probably didn’t do it but he had such a bad reputation people believed he had done it. Nero escaped by blaming the Christians and had many Christians tortured to death.

In the end there was a successful revolt and Nero was forced to kill himself.

References and external links

 * BBC History: Nero This is a fairly brief summary.
 * An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers Nero (54-68 C.E.) This source has plenty of information.