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[[File: 1024px-Nero_Palatino_Inv618.jpg|thumbnail|left|200px|<i>Portrait of Nero</i>, from the Palatine Hill, first century CE]]When the Roman Emperor Nero took power in October 54 CE, one could have assumed greatness would ensue as he was descendent from the Julio-Claudian family line, a lineage that traced back to Julius Caesar. The result of Nero's rule, however, was far from rosy. From the murder of his mother in 59 BCE to his growing conflicts with the Roman Senate in the years following, Nero's control of Rome was rather tumultuous <ref> Barrett, Anthony A., "Nero."<i>The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome.</i> (Oxford University Press, 2010)</ref>. [[File: 1024px-Nero_Palatino_Inv618.jpg|thumbnail|left|300px| <i>Portrait of Nero</i>, from the Palatine Hill, first century CE]]