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Nero Apr 2026

Not so bad, actually: Nero in the 'Journal of Roman Studies'

Papers also examine how Nero’s artistic and building projects were tied to his personal ideology. Not so bad, actually: Nero in the 'Journal

: Scholar Brent D. Shaw argues in the Journal of Roman Studies that the idea of Nero systematically persecuting Christians may be a later fiction developed around 100 AD. Not so bad

: Research on Academia.edu argues that Nero was not responsible for the Great Fire of Rome and that his negative portrayal stems from senatorial enemies and early Christian writers. Not so bad, actually: Nero in the 'Journal