6Nero was the worst Emperor in Ancient Roman history

Speaking of the Great Fire of Rome, Nero was one of the worst emperors in Roman history.

Nero wasn’t always the bad guy. His first five years as emperor were extremely successful and he was considered a generous and benevolent emperor…that is, until economic instability rose and riots broke out. But his popularity nosedived when he decided to invest his time building expensive infrastructure in the city rather than tackling the strife sweeping over the citizens of the Roman empire.

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