nero : Idioms & Phrases


nero claudius caesar drusus germanicus

  • noun Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
    Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; Nero.
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nero's crown

  • noun tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
    coffee rose; crepe jasmine; East Indian rosebay; crepe gardenia; crape jasmine; Tabernaemontana divaricate; pinwheel flower; Adam's apple.
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tiberius claudius drusus nero germanicus

  • noun Roman Emperor after his nephew Caligula was murdered; consolidated the Roman Empire and conquered southern Britain; was poisoned by his fourth wife Agrippina after her son Nero was named as Claudius' heir (10 BC to AD 54)
    Claudius I; Claudius.
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tiberius claudius nero caesar augustus

  • noun son-in-law of Augustus who became a suspicious tyrannical Emperor of Rome after a brilliant military career (42 BC to AD 37)
    Tiberius.
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