This is a blog for IDS 101-17 (fall 2016) at Willamette University
Monday, October 10, 2016
Nero is Absolutely Evil
Emperor Nero is in my view the very definition of evil. He was man who was so consumed by the executive power that he wielded that if something did not meet his expectations he would see fit to simply terminate by any means necessary. He killed two wives simply because they couldn't bear children for him. He even kicked one of his wives to death while she was pregnant with a child. Is that not the very definition of evil? While he may have been razed by a power hungry mother and brought up in a wealthy atmosphere, isn't Nero in the end responsible for his on actions? He murdered his own mother, I highly doubt that's what she razed him too do with his life. Every individual is accountable for his own actions. Society or more specifically Nero's mother are not the guilty parties. Nero is solely responsible for his actions. Nero committed some horrific actions while he was Emperor of Rome and his ineffective rule and failure to get along with the Roman Senate led to his eventual assassination or suicide. I'd say he was a failure as both an emperor and especially as a person.
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