turning poppers into wealthy property owners in the blink of an eye. it was an emperor's duty to provide his subjects with bread and circuses the people of rome honored to be fed and entertained and they were delighted that their princeps shared their pastimes as a child nero dreamed of a career in chariot racing even as a teenager is said he created model races with small wooden orses. he rooted for his favorite racing club the greens. but his accession to the throne marked the end of such dreams. they see and. in some respects i see nero as a tragic figure because he was always being forced into roles that he obviously didn't want to fulfill and probably couldn't fulfill. and the deficits that are