A Mock Trial of Emperor Nero
Thursday 23 October, 6.00pm
Livestream from the UK Supreme Court
£10*
*(£5 concession)
Every year, Classics for All puts a different figure from the ancient world on trial. This year, we’ll be holding a civil trial: the Emperor Nero is being sued by an aggrieved Roman citizen for the destruction of property in the Great Fire of Rome in 64 CE. Did Nero deliberately set the fire and fiddle while Rome burned? And even if not, was the fire caused by Nero’s mismanagement of the Rome firefighting services, and disregard of building regulations?
Presided over by Lady Simler (Justice of the Supreme Court), Andrew Onslow KC and Rebecca Zaman will be counsel for the Claimant, former consul Gaius Caecina Largus, whose magnificent residence on the Palatine Hill was destroyed. Camilla Bingham KC and Oliver Butler will be counsel for the Defendant, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus.
Want to join the jury? Grab your tickets to the livestream now!
Buy tickets here.
*This event is run by Classics for All’s Lawyers’ Group, due to low capacity in the UK Supreme Court in-person tickets are only available for Lawyers’ Group members. If you want to find out more about the Lawyers’ Group, please follow the link here.
Note: this is a fee-paying event run by an organisation which is not affiliated to, or funded by, the Classical Association