Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus By G for George 37 Birth of Nero 50 Adoption of Nero by Emperor Claudius 53 Emperor marries Octavia 54 Nero becomes Emperor 59 Otho Exiled to Lusitania by Emperor Nero 60 Boudicca revolts in Britain 62 Baths of Nero built 62 Nero marries Poppaea 62 Pisonian Conspiracy 63 Vespasian sent to Judea by Nero 63 The Great Fire of Rome 64 Roman Coins Reduces the weight & percentage of precious metal in Roman coins 66 Nero competes at Olympia and Delphi 64 CE 66 Vespasian sent to Judea by Nero 67 Excavation of Corinth Canal begins, abandoned after three months 68 Nero Dies Senate declares him an enemy of the public and he takes his own life.