Was Nero Evil?

I myself do not believe that anybody is inherently evil, it is not something that somebody is born with but rather something that they develop. Nero was not purely evil however he did have evil qualities. He was responsible for the death of his brother, mother and two wives, and potentially thousands more in the Great Fire. The death's of his family members and wives were very personal killings that it takes a great amount of malice to perform, such as kicking his pregnant wife to death. Despite Nero's lack of respect for death and evil acts he was not an evil man. He was loved by most of his people and was respected and loved even after his death. Nero's evil deeds may have been a result of a poor childhood, being raised by a power hungry single mother and being put under the pressure of an entire empire at such a young age. This possibility that he was raised to be ruthless may be why Nero was capable of such evil deeds. Overall, I do think that Nero had evil moments in which he acted ruthlessly or poorly but he was not entirely or inherently evil.