[DOC] [TLE] Nero - Wikipedia [PAR] Nero was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68, and the last in the Julio-Claudian 
dynasty. Nero was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius to become his heir and 
successor, and acceded to the throne in 54 following Claudius' death. ... Tiberius 
died, allowing him to escape these charges. Nero's father died of edema ("dropsy
") in... [DOC] [TLE] Ancient Olympic Games - Wikipedia [PAR] In the first 200 years of the games' existence, they only had regional religious 
importance. Only Greeks in proximity to the mountain competed in these early... [DOC] [TLE] Emperor Nero - The Roman Empire [PAR] Emperor Nero. ... His inheritance was then seized when his father died one year 
later. ... These names were clearly largely in honour of his maternal grandfather 
Germanicus who had ... Alas in AD 54 Claudius died, most likely poisoned by his 
wife. ... She was jealous of Acte and deplored her son's 'Greek' tastes for the arts. [DOC] [TLE] Origin and History of the Olympic Games | Go for the Gold Student ... [PAR] Read about history of the Olympics, which began in Ancient Greece. ... It is 
believed that these religious festivals eventually led to the famed Games of ... of 
the first Olympiad, the four-year period by which the Greeks recorded their ... For 
instance, in A.D. 67 the emperor Nero brought his own cheering section and 
competed... [DOC] [TLE] The Augustan Games of Naples - Archaeology Magazine Archive [PAR] Apr 30, 2008 ... Augustus: The Sebasta were celebrated in his honor ... in A.D. 14, shortly before 
his death: "he next crossed over to Naples, ... In A.D. 67, Nero went to Greece on 
what scholars refer to as his "concert tour. ... In addition to the Olympics, these 
included the Pythian Games, held at Delphi every four years, and... [DOC] [TLE] Going for the Gold: The Apostle Paul and the Isthmian Games [PAR] Jul 16, 2012 ... His goal was to win the race of the Christian life, not to lose it (Phil. ... These 
games were in honor of the Greek god Poseidon (the Roman counterpart ... that 
are contemporary to Paul, women competed in these games as well. .... closed, 
or feigned death and were carried out as if for burial (Nero 23:2). [DOC] [TLE] Olympic Games - Ancient History Encyclopedia [PAR] May 23, 2013 ... Involving participants and spectators from all over Greece and even beyond, the 
... came from all over Greece to participate in the Games at Olympia. ... by 
victorious athletes as these were simply not considered important, the idea was ... 
The eventual winner of the stadion would even give his name to that... [DOC] [TLE] Nero - Crystalinks [PAR] His death ended the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, sparking a brief period of civil ... 
These events led Claudius, Caligula's uncle, to become emperor. ... Nearly fifteen
-year-old Britannicus, heir-designate prior to Nero's adoption, .... the Olympic 
Games of 67 in order to improve relations with Greece and display Roman 
dominance. [DOC] [TLE] De Vita Caesarum--Nero, c. 110 C.E. - Internet History Sourcebooks [PAR] Just before the death of Tiberius he was also charged with treason, as well as 
with acts of ... In the eleventh year of his age [50 C.E.] he was adopted by 
Claudius and ... of Bononia before him in Latin, and of those of Rhodes and Ilium 
in Greek. His ..... These favors he announced in person on the day of the Isthmian 
Games,... [DOC] [TLE] A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology, Nero [PAR] Shortly after his adoption by Claudius, Nero being then sixteen years of age, ... 
On the death of Claudius, A. D. 54, Agrippina, who had always designed her son 
to .... fired by Nero's order, though Dion and Suetonius both attest the fact, but 
these .... Tiridates was conducted to Rome, where he humbled himself before 
Nero in... [DOC] [TLE] Nero - 54-68 AD | Armstrong Economics [PAR] This

Question: In the year prior to his death, Nero participated in these games in Greece
Answer: Olympic Games