Imperium: Nero ( Air Date 2004-05-23 ) Genre Drama, War & Politics category. Overview "As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome.".
Imperium: Nero
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- Stars: Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Sonia Aquino, Gabriella Barbuti, James Bentley, Marco Bonini, Robert Brazil, Philippe Caroit, Todd Carter, Massimo Dapporto, Maurizio Donadoni, Emanuela Garuccio, Matthias Habich, Klaus Händl, Jochen Horst, Ruby Kammer, Ángela Molina, Mario Opinato, Vittoria Puccini, Ian Richardson, Simón Andreu, John Simm, Liz Smith, Elisa Tovati, Pierre Vaneck, Francesco Venditti, Mélanie Thierry
- Director: Paul Marcus, Francesco Contaldo, Paul Billing
