Nero in popular culture
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus and his reign have been used in music, literature, the arts, and even in business
As portrayed by Alberto Sordi in Nero's Weekend (1956)
Anime/Comics/Video Games/Visual Novels/Books
- The Phantom: Nero is said to have been the original owner of The Phantom's "skull ring" [1]
- The Trials of Apollo: The Hidden Oracle - Nero serves as the adoptive father of demigod Meg McCaffrey.
- Fate/Extra: A female version of Nero serves as a playable character that the players avatar can interact with.
Art
Statue of Nero by Claudio Valenti, Anzio, Italy (2010)
- Salvador Dalí's "Dematerialization Near the Nose of Nero" (1949)
- Henryk Siemiradzki's "A Christian Dirce" (1897)
- "Nero's Torches" depicts Christians being martyred on Nero's orders (1876)
- John William Waterhouse's "The Remorse of Nero After the Murder of His Mother" (1878)
- In 2010 Nero's hometown of Anzio dedicated a statue of the Emperor by Claudio Valenti[2]
Computers/Software
- Nero AG and its products Nero, Nero Digital, Nero Burning ROM (add an -E to ROM), Nero ShowTime and features a pictogram of a burning Rome.[3]
Film
- Challenge of the Gladiator: a Nero look-alike fools the Thracians into believing he is the real Emperor.
- The Sign of the Cross: 1932 Pre-Code Cecil B. DeMille epic with Charles Laughton as Nero.
- Quo Vadis (1951 film): Peter Ustinov plays Nero
- Star Trek: Eric Bana's character is named Nero; a song on the soundtrack is named "Nero Fiddles, Narada Burns"
- History of the World, Part 1 Dom Deluise portrays a humorous version of Nero.
See also: Nero (Character) imdb.com page
Music
- Karel Kryl's "Bivoj" references Nero (from Karavana mraků)[4]
- U2's "Mercy" references Nero (from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb) [5]
Opera
- Arrigo Boito's Nerone
- George Frideric Handel's Agrippina
- Pietro Mascagni's Nerone
- Claudio Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea
- Anton Rubinstein's Néron
- Alessandro Scarlatti's Nerone fatto Cesare (1695)
- Egidio Duni's Nerone (1735)
Plays
- Anonymous's The Tragedy of Nero (1624) published by Augustine Matthews [6]
- Víctor Balaguer's La Mort de Nerón (1894)
- Wilson Barrett's The Sign of the Cross
- Robert Bridges's Nero: From the Death of Burrus to the Death of Seneca. Comprising the Conspiracy of Piso (1894)
- Pietro Cossa's Nero: A Play in Five Acts (1881)
- Amy Freed's You, Nero (2009)
- Nathaniel Lee's The Tragedy of Nero, Emperour of Rome (1675)
- Stephen Phillips's Nero (1906)
- Jean Racine's Britannicus (1669)
- William Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 1: Henry references Nero (Act I, Scene 4)
- William Wetmore Story's Nero: An Historical Play (1872)
- The 1955 musical Damn Yankees features a song titled "Those Were The Good Old Days", in which the Devil laments the days of Nero 'fiddling through those lovely blaze.'
Television
- Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire (Michael Sheen)
- The 1965 Doctor Who Serial The Romans (Derek Francis)
- Horrible Histories (Jim Howick/Naz Osmanoglu)
- NCIS: "Rekindled", Gibbs calls arsonist Billy Wayne "Nero" during Wayne's interrogation
- Nero (Hans Matheson)
See also: Nero (Character) imdb.com page
References
- ↑ The Phantlantis jungle sayings
- ↑ Draper, Robert (September 2014). "Rethinking Nero". National Geographic. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Ahead Software: Nero Burning ROM" IT Reviews 2000-04-05
- ↑
- ↑ U2Wanderer.org lyric of Mercy Retrieved 2009 10 19
- ↑ "Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned" by Mary Francis Gyles The Classical Journal, Jan. 1947 21 April 2010
External links
- "Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned" by Mary Francis Gyles The Classical Journal, Jan. 1947 explores the history behind the legend of Nero playing the fiddle as Rome burned
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