he Romans did not feel the need for a strong emperor in 59 AD. In that
year they were under the reign of Nero. Nero finalised his attainment of
a tight grip on power in that year, with his commissioning the murder
of his controlling and interfering mother, Agrippina the Younger. This
was due to Nero's desire for stop her form trying to pull his stings,
rather than a desire for a strong leader by the Romans. The rebellion
against Nero only started in 64 AD.
