Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 unti ...

(37–68) was ''

emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

'' of the ''

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

'' from 54 to 68. Nero may also refer to:

People

*Any male member of the ''

Claudii Nerones The gens Claudia (), sometimes written Clodia, was one of the most prominent patrician houses at ancient Rome. The gens traced its origin to the earliest days of the Roman Republic. The first of the Claudii to obtain the consulship was Appius C ...

'' family of gens Claudia may be called Nero to distinguish them from other clan members *

Nero Julius Caesar Nero Julius Caesar (c. AD 6–31) was the adopted grandson and heir of the Roman Emperor Tiberius, alongside his brother Drusus. Born into the prominent Julio-Claudian dynasty, Nero was the son of Tiberius' general and heir, Germanicus. Afte ...

(6–31 AD), related to some emperors *

Gaius Claudius Nero Gaius Claudius Nero (c. 247 BCc. 189 BC) was a Roman general active during the Second Punic War against the invading Carthaginian force, led by Hannibal Barca. During a military career that began as legate in 214 BC, he was propraetor in 211 B ...

, Roman consul and hero of the Battle of the Metaurus in 207 BC *

Nero Hawley Nero Hawley (1742 – January 30, 1817) was an African-American soldier who was born into slavery in North Stratford, Connecticut, and later earned his freedom after enlisting in the Continental Army in place of his owner, Daniel Hawley, on Apri ...

(1742–1817), freed slave and soldier in the Continental Army *

Franco Nero Francesco Clemente Giuseppe Sparanero (born 23 November 1941), known professionally as Franco Nero, is an Italian actor, producer, and director. His breakthrough role was as the title character in the Spaghetti Western film '' Django'' (1966), ...

(born 1941), Italian actor *

Peter Nero Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, May 22, 1934) is an American pianist and pops conductor. He directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and has earned two Grammy Awards. Early life Born in Brooklyn, New York, as Bernard Nierow, he started ...

(born 1934), American pianist and composer *Nero Bellum, lead singer of the musical group

Psyclon Nine Psyclon Nine is an American band formed in 2000 in San Francisco, CA, known for their unique blend of electronic, industrial metal. Originally, Psyclon Nine's music was Terror EBM with melancholic atmospheres and black metal style vocals. Howe ...

* Ranjith Premasiri Madalana (died 2009), alias Nero, decorated Sri Lanka Army sniper

Places

* Nero, Kentucky, United States * Nero, Mozambique * Nero, West Virginia, United States * Nero Island, an uninhabited island in Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut, Canada *

Lake Nero Lake Nero () is a shallow, highly eutrophic lake in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The lake has an area of 54.4 km², a maximum length of 13 km, width 8 km and depth 3.6 m. The bottom of the lake is covered with thick layer of ...

, in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia *''Nero'', the German name for Nerău village, Teremia Mare Commune, Timiș County, Romania

Art, entertainment, and media

Comics

*''

The Adventures of Nero ''The Adventures of Nero'' or ''Nero'' was a Belgian comic strip drawn by Marc Sleen and the name of its main character. The original title ranged from ''De Avonturen van Detectief Van Zwam'' in 1947 to ''De Avonturen van Nero en zijn Hoed' ...

'', a Belgian comics series *''

Nero and Zero ''Nero and Zero'' was a comic strip originally in the boys' story paper ''The Wizard'', published by DC Thomson. This strip started on 1 November 1930 and was originally drawn by Allan Morley. The strip featured the subtitle the "Rollicking Ro ...

'', a British comic strip

Characters

* Nero (comic book character), the protagonist in the Flemish comic book character ''The Adventures of Nero'' *

Nero (DC Comics) This is a list of fictional characters from DC Comics who are or have been enemies of Green Lantern. Golden Age enemies of Alan Scott Silver Age enemies of Hal Jordan Modern Age enemies Villains from comics in other media See also ...

, a supervillain opponent of the Green Lantern *

Nero (Devil May Cry) is a character in ''Devil May Cry'', an action-adventure hack and slash video game series by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. He is the nephew of original ''Devil May Cry'' protagonist Dante, and the son of recurring series antagonist Ve ...

, a character in the video game series ''Devil May Cry'' *

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery (fiction), mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West ...

, a fictional detective *A character in the British 1930s comic strip ''

'' *Barone Nero, a character from ''Ressha Sentai ToQger'' *Angelica Nero, character in season 9 of ''

Dallas (1978 TV series) ''Dallas'' is an American prime time television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1978, to May 3, 1991. The series revolves around an affluent and feuding Texas family, the Ewings, who own the independent oil company Ewing Oil and th ...

'' *Nero, character in '' Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django'' *Nero, character from the manga and anime ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual cha ...

'' *Nero, character in British children's series ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. A second series began airing on 4 January 2013, and the third series premiered on 20 D ...

'' *Nero the Sable, member of the fictional Tsviets of Deepground in '' Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'' *Nero, minor villain in the British cartoon series '' Danger Mouse'' *Nero, a Servant of the Saber class in ''

Fate/Extra ''Fate/Extra'' (stylized as ''Fate/EXTRA'') is a dungeon crawler role-playing game developed by Type-Moon and Imageepoch and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. The game takes place in a parallel univers ...

'' and ''Fate/Extella'' video games *Nero, a character in

Derek Landy Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' book series. Career Landy has written two screenplays that have been made into films, the IFTA award-winning '' Dead Bodies'' a ...

's book Bedlam, book 12 in the

Skulduggery Pleasant ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain, her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allie ...

series *Nero, a character from the 2009 ''Star Trek'' film *Nero Padilla, a character on ''Sons of Anarchy'' *Vice Principal Nero, a character from Lemony Snicket's ''A Series of Unfortunate Events''

Film

* Nero-Film, a German film production company of the Weimar era * ''Nero'' (1909 film), an Italian film directed by Luigi Maggi and Arturo Ambrosio * ''Nero'' (1922 film), an American-Italian historical film directed by J. Gordon Edwards * ''Nero'' (1992 film), an Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Giancarlo Soldi * ''Nero'' (2004 film), a television film

Games

* New England Role-playing Organization, a live action role-playing game *National Emergency Response Organization, a fictional institution in the game ''

Days Gone ''Days Gone'' is a 2019 action-adventure video game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. A Windows port was released in May 2021. The game is set in post-apocalyptic Oregon two ...

Music

Nero (band) Nero (stylised as NERO) are a British electronic music trio composed of members Dan Stephens, Joe Ray and Alana Watson. On 12 August 2011, they released their debut studio album, '' Welcome Reality'', which reached number one in the UK Albums C ...

, an electronic music trio composed of Daniel Stephens, Joe Ray, and Alana Watson *', a 1705 opera by George Frideric Handel, HWV 2 * ''Nero'' (opera), an 1879 grand opera by Anton Rubinstein to a libretto by Jules Barbier * ''Nero'' (Closterkeller album), 2003 * ''Nero'' (Two Steps from Hell album), or the title song *"Nero", a 1981 single by post-punk band

Theatre of Hate Theatre of Hate are a British post-punk band formed in London, England, in 1980. Led by singer-songwriter Kirk Brandon (formerly of the Pack), the original group also consisted of bassist Stan Stammers (formerly of the Straps and the Epilepti ...

*" Nero the Second", an Anglo-Irish Jacobite song of the 18th century *"Black Cat" (aka Nero), a song by the South Korean group

Turbo In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pr ...

Software

Nero AG Nero AG (known as Ahead Software AG until 2005) is a German computer software company that is especially well known for its CD/DVD/ BD burning suite, ''Nero Burning ROM''. The company's main product is Nero 2019, a piece of software that comp ...

, German software company (formerly known as Ahead Software), and its products: **

Nero Burning ROM Nero Burning ROM, commonly called Nero, is an optical disc authoring program from Nero AG. The software is part of the Nero Multimedia Suite but is also available as a stand-alone product. It is used for burning and copying optical discs such ...

, CD/DVD authoring application ** Nero Digital, suite of MPEG-4-compatible audio and video compression codecs **

Nero Multimedia Suite Nero Multimedia Suite is a software suite for Microsoft Windows that is developed and marketed by Nero AG. Version 2017 of this product was released in October 2016. Version differences Since its Version 10, Nero provides two variants of the s ...

, a suite of CD/DVD authoring tools and digital entertainment products that includes Nero Burning ROM, among other software *''Neuro-Evolving Robotic Operatives'', a video game in which soldiers are evolved with the

neuroevolution of augmenting topologies NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Topologies (NEAT) is a genetic algorithm (GA) for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks (a neuroevolution technique) developed by Kenneth Stanley and Risto Miikkulainen in 2002 while at The University o ...

algorithm

Other uses

* Nero (confectionery), a Norwegian liquorice-based dark chocolate confection * ''Nero'' (yacht), one of the world's largest luxury yachts *

Nero d'Avola Nero d'Avola (; 'Black of Avola' in Italian) is "the most important red wine grape in Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , ...

, Sicilian red wine grape variety *

Nero Decree The Nero Decree (german: Nerobefehl) was issued by Adolf Hitler on 19 March 1945, ordering the destruction of German infrastructure to prevent its use by Allied forces as they penetrated deep within Germany. It was officially titled Decree Con ...

, a 1945 decree of Adolf Hitler * Caffè Nero, a chain of coffee houses