Was Nero Evil?

This question is a difficult one to answer because the history of Nero and his reign could be alternate to what actually occurred, to some degree. History is written by the victors and Nero was at the end, a loser. From what I do know of Nero through historical account he was an evil man. By his ruling Christians were tortured and their safety and comfort destroyed, Nero abused the Christians so much that sympathy for them was established by people that stood by. Nero's reign also accounted for the mistreatment of civilian's livelihoods, and the carelessness of the empire's economics. Along with his love of his own arts and the controlling of others, whether it be another mans genitals or a large audiences required attendance, by all this Nero is a through and through evil leader with selfish intentions.