Nero, or The Fall of Rome (1909)
14m
Running Time
October 28, 1909Release Date
Nero, or The Fall of Rome (1909)
14m
Running Time
October 28, 1909Release Date
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Plot.
Roman emperor Nero is used to getting what he wants. He has grown tired of his wife Octavia, and has become infatuated with Poppea. He succeeds in making Poppea the new empress, but soon he faces opposition from an outraged populace. Informed of the danger of an imminent popular uprising, Nero orders to set fire to the city, which he watches from a terrace, rejoicing and playing his lyra.
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Release DateOctober 28, 1909
Original NameNerone, o la caduta di Roma
StatusReleased
Running Time14m
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Nero, or The Fall of Rome (Italian: Nerone, o la caduta di Roma) is a 1909 Italian short silent Epic film directed by Luigi Maggi and Arturo Ambrosio, based on the eponymous 1872 drama by Pietro Cossa. This is one of the oldest surviving Italian epic films about Ancient Rome.