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Nero, or The Fall of Rome

Nero, or The Fall of Rome

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 28, 1909

Runtime

0h 14m

Genres

History, Drama

User Score

55%

Original Title

Nerone, o la caduta di Roma

Production Companies

Società Anonima Ambrosio

Director

Luigi Maggi

Description

Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.