Nero is not a tyrant?

A poem from ancient Greece has been deciphered, showing very different images of brutal notorious tyrants in Roman history.

Based on the character of writing and other factors, scholars believe that the poem "solvable" was composed nearly 200 years after the last Roman emperor Nero died (ie about 1,800 years ago). . In the poem, Nero's second wife Poppaea is portrayed to go to heaven and become a goddess. Aphrodite said to Poppaea: 'My children, don't cry and hurry up: with all your heart, the stars of Zeus welcome and secure you on the moon .'.

Nero's painting regretted after killing John William Waterhouse's mother in 1878

Nero is one of the Western emperors considered to be an ancient sinner because of unimaginable cruelty. Ancient historians wrote that he had killed his mother, Agrippina, and his first wife, Octavia, also a half-sister. Nero is also said to be the killer killing Poppaea when kicking her stomach while pregnant. And yet, the tyrant was also condemned with the action of burning the whole Roman city for fun in 64, and casually playing the instrument when the people were burned by red fire. Poppaea herself is also described as a man who loses her personality. When Octavia was killed, Poppaea demanded to bring the victim's head to the front to see how ugly the enemy was. Some historians doubt whether Poppaea is the evil force behind the throne that Nero killed the queen.

The sculpture depicts the scene of Agrippina crowning Nero's son

However, the newly deciphered poem shows a very different aspect of this infamous couple. In the poem, Poppaea is portrayed to be picked up by heavenly beauty Aphrodite, and is promised to have fun with two children (dead with Nero). Poppaea didn't want that, just hoping to stay with her emperor.'She looked down at the world and was not happy with the offer. Because she will have to leave her husband, who is like a god, and she cries out in wail for remembrance . ' , part of the poem written. Thereby, the poem shows that Poppaea loves her husband very much and that kicking her belly cannot be true, according to research leader Professor Paul Schubert of the University of Geneva (Switzerland).

According to NBC, the poem captures the whole picture of Poppaea being raised to heaven, surpassing the known planets like Cyllenaean (Mercury), the Aegis-bearer belt (Jupiter) and Rhea's sibling (why Earth).

The ancient poem, located at Oxford University's Sackler Library, was discovered in Oxyrhynchus (Egypt) in the 19th century by Bernard Grenfell and Arthur Hunt. During the Roman occupation of Egypt, Oxyrhynchus was a small town with about 10,000 people in upper Egypt. Experts have yet to explain why such a poem was written or copied too long after Nero was forced to commit suicide because of the pressure of seniors and the public. Some assumptions are made, but nothing is certain. However, the appearance of this poem again provides distinct evidence of a "crucified" Nero being a tyrant.