Belief that Roman Emperor Nero would return after his death
The Nero Redivivus legend was a belief popular during the last part of the 1st century that the Roman emperor Nero would return after his death in 68 AD. The legend was a common belief as late as the 5th century.[1] The belief was either the result or cause of several imposters who posed as Nero leading rebellions.
^Augustine of Hippo, City of God XX.19.3
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