The book by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor I. O. Knyazky is dedicated to the personality of one of the most famous Roman emperors - Nero. The ruler of the Roman Empire, glorified by Christians as the Antichrist, repeatedly cursed by Roman writers as a cruel tyrant who killed the most worthy of the Romans, has been attracting the attention of historians for almost two millennia. A student and pupil of the great philosopher Seneca, who doomed his teacher to death... A matricide... The first persecutor of Christians, the culprit of the death of the apostles Peter and Paul... At the same time, Nero is a fan of high theatrical art, disgusted by bloody gladiatorial battles, the usual entertainment of the Romans. Nero is an actor, singer, musician. Even when parting with his life, he did not grieve for the lost imperial power, he exclaimed: “What a great artist is dying!” These tragic pages of Roman history, the people of this time, and the complex, contradictory figure of Nero himself are described in the book offered to the reader.