Is Nero evil?

Nero was a man plagued with power. At the age of 16 having the title of dictator of Rome is very overwhelming. However; it seemed he handled it fine with the guidance of his mother. This leads to his first burst of evil in a way as he orders his mother killed. This along with some other occurrences display the crazy and evil nature of Nero. Forcing the people to watch his plays and similar occurrences show how crazy Nero was. Yet Roman history was recorded by the wealthy. Nero raised taxes and pissed off the senate meaning that what we know of Nero may be biased and therefore I cannot determine if Nero is pure evil but rather a man of the common people who pissed off the wrong rich people.