Pictures by J.W. Waterhouse
The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother
Date: 1878
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 37 x 66 in
Nero was the fifth Roman emperor (AD 54-68), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians.
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