Facing assassination. Nero committed suicide 9 june 68.
Thus, ending the julio-Claudian Dynasty.
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The only Roman emperor to commit suicide was Nero. All the others either died of natural causes or were murdered. Whoops! I forgot about Otho. He committed suicide to prevent a widening civil war, even though he was only emperor for a brief time during the "year of the four emperors" after Nero's death.
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The emperor Nero died at the age of 30, however he was not assassinated. He committed suicide.
Octavian did not commit suicide. He was the first Emperor of Rome and lived a long and happy life.
Nero could be said to be important in a negative way, historically, as he was the last emperor of his dynasty. He was also the first and possibly only emperor to commit suicide. In religious circles, Nero is sometimes blamed for the first persecution of the Christians. this is an error, as the Christians were prosecuted for the crime of arson, not persecuted for their religious beliefs.
Roman emperor Nero committed suicide in 68 AD. Nero's last words were, "What an artist dies in me."
Nero wanted to commit suicide when there was a military rebellionagainsthim, his supporters deserted him and the senate declared him a public enemy. However, he could not do it and got his private secretary to kill him.For a detailed information, visit the link below
Livia, Octavian/Augustus's wife. He was killled by poisening from... gasp! Livia!
The Jews in Judaea rised up against Rome.
The emperor Nero committed suicide in 68 AD, so he died during the first century AD.
Seneca had been the tutor of the young Nero for many years. After Seneca's retirement from this duty, Nero had become almost paranoid about plots against his life. As it was in the days of ancient Rome, suicide was an acceptable way to avoid harsh punishments. Sadly Seneca, who as far as can be told had no part of any plot against his former student was forced ny Nero to kill himself.