Nero
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![Coin issued under Claudius celebrating young Nero as the future emperor, c. 50.](/Images/godic/202501/29/NeroandClaudius3432.jpg")
![Nero and Agrippina. Agrippina crowns her young son Nero with a laurel wreath. She carries a cornucopia, symbol of fortune and plenty, and he wears the armour and cloak of a Roman commander, with a helmet on the ground at his feet. The scene refers to Nero's accession as emperor in 54 AD and is dated before 59 AD when Nero had Agrippina murdered.[24]](/Images/godic/202501/29/Nerón_y_Agripina3432.jpg")
![An Aureus of Nero and his mother, Agrippina, c. 54.](/Images/godic/202501/29/Nero_Agrippina_aureus_543432.png")
Nero (/ˈnɪəroʊ/; Latin: Nerō Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 AD – 9 June 68 AD) was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his grand-uncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death.