Neronian cruelty

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• Neronian — Nero Ne ro (n[=e] r[ o]), prop. n. A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant. {Ne*ro ni*an} (n[ e]*r[=o] n[i^]*an), a. [1913 Webster] Nero (originally Lucius Domitius …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Neronian —   n. like Nero, Roman emperor infamous for cruelty and vice.    ♦ Neronize, v.i. & t …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Marcus Marius Gratidianus — (died 82 BC) was a praetor and a partisan of the popularist faction led by his uncle Gaius Marius during the Roman Republican civil wars of the 80s. Gratidianus is noted primarily for undergoing a particularly violent death during the Sullan… …   Wikipedia

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium

• Nero — For other uses, see Nero (disambiguation). Nero 5th Emperor of the Roman Empire Bust of Nero at the Musei Capitolini, Rome Reign …   Wikipedia

• Nero — /ˈnɪəroʊ/ (say nearroh) noun (Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus), AD 37–68, Roman emperor 54–68, notorious for his cruelty and corruption. –Neronian /nəˈroʊniən/ (say nuh rohneeuhn), adjective …