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It is believed the [[Saint Peter|apostle Peter]] was [[martyr|martyred]] under Nero as well as the [[Saint Paul|apostle Paul]].
 
It is believed the [[Saint Peter|apostle Peter]] was [[martyr|martyred]] under Nero as well as the [[Saint Paul|apostle Paul]].
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He murdered his wife and his mother, and eventually committed [[suicide]] with the help of an eager slave after the senate declared him a traitor and the mobs were coming to get him.
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He murdered [[Claudius|Claudius]]' daughter and had his mother killed in 59.<ref>''Ancient Rome'', Nigel Rodgers, Hermes House, page 73.</ref> He stole [[Otho|Otho's]] wife Poppaea and letter beat her to death.<ref>''Ancient Rome'', Nigel Rodgers, Hermes House, page 73.</ref> Finally, he was declared a public enemy by the Senate and with mobs coming to get him, he committed [[suicide]] on June 8, 68, with the help of an eager slave. His last words were said to be, "What an artist dies in me!"<ref>''Ancient Rome'', Nigel Rodgers, Hermes House, page 73.</ref>
    
[[Category:Roman emperors]]
 
[[Category:Roman emperors]]
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