Did You Know? The Roman Emperor Nero, after being declared an enemy of the state by the Roman Senate, was forced to commit suicide June 9, A.D. 68. He had high regard for himself as an actor and a musician. Among his last words were the famous phrase, “Qualis artifex pereo,” or, “What an artist dies in me!” Nero had previously put St. Peter and St. Paul to death, and–by an interesting not-so-coincidence–“Nero Caesar” adds up to 666 in Hebrew and Aramaic. Good riddance to this guy. LEARN MORE.
