self-indulgence and cruelty

Nero is best known for his mad self-indulgence and cruelty while emperor of Rome from 54-68 AD.

horse-racing, singing, dancing and sexual exploits

Nero is regarded as one of the worst of Rome's emperors, better known for devoting himself to horse-racing, singing, dancing and sexual exploits than administrative duties.

greed, hunger for power and paranoia

The terrible combination of greed, hunger for power and paranoia drive Nero to make ever more destructive decisions.

dipping Christians in oil and lighting Christians as candles to illuminate Christians's sporting festivities

Nero’s cruelties included dipping Christians in oil and lighting Christians as candles to illuminate Christians's sporting festivities.

fear, egotism and contempt for nearly any sort of moral standards

And Nero had already begun to show signs of a diseased character with a mixture of fear, egotism and contempt for nearly any sort of moral standards.