Terrified, Nero fled to the country with his few remaining slaves and killed himself. Without any heirs, the Roman Empire now had no leader. With the ultimate prize up for grabs, rival generals ...

the pharaohs were portrayed with Egyptian and not Roman art styles as was the case with the newly discovered statues. Some archaeologists said that the bust likely belonged to a princess who lived ...

Still spending, but now short of cash, he began blackmailing leading Roman families and confiscating ... The same year, he ordered his statue to be erected in the Temple at Jerusalem.