Documentary: Roman Emperor Nero: Castrating a "male wife" and sacrificing himself to slaves is absurd.
From ancient times to the present day, people's desire for power has always been the same, because power seems to bring endless glory and happiness. However, the quest for power is not an easy one, and it often comes at a great cost.
At the pinnacle of power, some people lose themselves and become ruthless, as is the case with Nero, the last emperor of the First Dynasty of the Roman Empire. It is simply absurd to castrate his wife and sacrifice himself to slavery during his reign.
So, what kind of story does he have?Let's talk about it today.
The quest for power.
Nero's mother, Agrippina the Younger, was born into a royal family and grew up in a whirlpool of power, growing up scheming and ambitious.
Nominally, Nero had three fathers, the first of whom was Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobalbus, a nobleman known for his cruelty and **.
He inherited his father's genes, not only was he scheming and cruel, but he also suffered the notoriety left by his father for overindulgence.
After the death of his first father, Emperor Caligula, who was his uncle, not only failed to take responsibility for raising his nephew, but also ordered him to be stripped of his inheritance.
A series of blows caused the identity of the mother and son to plummet, and they were even sent to a place of exile. The world is impermanent, the uncle is finally assassinated by the opposition, and the mother and son return to Rome to live an aristocratic life.
At this time, Nero's mother met her second husband and quickly married him, and Agrippina's ambition was not satisfied, and she longed not only for the life of the nobility, but also for the pinnacle of power, and the ascension of the new emperor Claudius to the throne provided her with a golden opportunity.
Agrippina ended her husband's life with her own hands, climbed into the new emperor's bed, and became the new queen of Rome.
Man's desires are always unlimited, and even if he stands in the center of power, his ambition is still not satisfied, and he wants not only the status of empress, but also the ruler of the entire empire.
Claudius died of food poisoning in 54 AD, and it is unknown who caused the poison, but the ultimate beneficiary was Agrippina.
Nero relied on his mother's mediation to ascend the throne and became emperor, and Agrippina Jr. became the queen mother as she wished, standing at the pinnacle of power and the actual ruler of the empire.
However, Nero's reign did not bring prosperity and stability to the Roman Empire, on the contrary, his extravagance, brutality and willfulness plunged the entire empire into endless chaos and turmoil, causing a devastating blow to the entire empire.
Of course, this is not all his fault, because the roots of everything can almost be traced back to his mother, Agrippina Jr.
Nero's mask is the same as the truth of **.
At the beginning of his reign, Nero showed the demeanor of a wise ruler and devoted himself to the governance and development of the country, and under his rule, Rome presented a prosperous scene, with a generally peaceful border situation and a stable domestic political situation.
He also often demonstrated his benevolence and wisdom in public, listened to the voices of the people, cared about the well-being of the country, and even imitated the ancient sages in implementing a series of reforms to demonstrate his wise leadership.
However, as time went on, Nero's thirst for power grew stronger, and the power struggle with his mother, Agrippina Jr., became more and more apparent.
In order to secure his position, he maintained a benevolent and wise image in public, but in private he became ruthless, gradually alienating himself from those who had supported him, and began to use obedient courtiers.
In 59 A.D., Nero executed Agrippina the Younger on trumped-up charges and successfully took power into his own hands, which also marked the complete liberation from his mother's shackles and the beginning of the real ** rule.
Since then, he has abused his power to disregard the law and morality, and his behavior has become more and more absurd, cruel and outrageous, not only in politics, but also deeply in private life.
Nero married his first wife for profit and power, and there was no real emotional basis between them, just a combination of interests, and after the wife was useless, Nero fabricated a charge of adultery and killed his wife.
After the death of his first wife, Nero actually chose the wife of a minister as his queen, and blatantly forced it.
With such a disregard for decency, everyone thought that Nero was out of true love this time, but in fact the marriage did not last long.
The woman was killed by Nero himself within a few days of the queen's life, and when she was still pregnant, he not only did not feel the slightest sadness, but said, "This is my greatest gift to her."
Nero's madness did not stop there, and all kinds of adultery scandals continued to be reported in his private life, even the Vestal virgin in the temple did not let go, and even men were poisoned by him.
Sporus was Nero's fourth wife, and on the surface there was nothing special about it, but this wife was a man.
Nero castrated him into a woman, and then conducted the wedding according to the usual rites, still as a lowly slave.
This behavior still did not satisfy his bad tastes, and he dressed himself up as a woman and summoned the lowest slaves to pamper him, a ridiculous thing that was once ridiculed by the Romans.
Nero's atrocities and the wrath of Rome.
How to describe Nero's later reign, like a dark cloud hanging over the Roman Empire, all kinds of atrocities cut the people's respect and faith in the emperor.
In 64 A.D., a fire broke out in the Roman capital, engulfing the streets of houses and enveloping the entire capital in a sea of flames.
After some investigation, it was revealed that Nero had deliberately set fire to the city in order to satisfy his desire for luxury, in order to make room for the construction of his palace.
In order to cover up his crimes, Nero actually blamed the ** believers for this fire, and a large number of innocent ** disciples were implicated, and the blood stained the land of Rome and the eyes of the people. 、
This raging fire finally brought the dissatisfaction and anger of the people to a climax, and became the last straw that broke the camel's back, and the people could no longer tolerate a cruel and extravagant monarch to govern the country, and they took up the **uprising** to overthrow Nero**.
The flames of the uprising quickly spread throughout the empire, and people everywhere responded and fought together for freedom and justice.
At this time, Nero fell into an isolated situation, and no one of the once loyal subjects of the empire was willing to serve him, and finally chose to commit suicide to end his life of debauchery and cruelty, and those "male lovers" were killed together.
Overall, Nero's madness and brutal rule were devastating to the entire empire, ultimately leading to the decline and demise of the Roman Empire.
Even after hundreds of years, Nero's name still represents tyrant and madness, and it can be said to be remembered for thousands of years. What do you think differently about this?