He was adopted by the Roman emperor Claudius at the age of 13 and succeeded him on the throne.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( / ˈ n ɪər oʊ/ NEER-oh born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
