title: Claudius Tiberius Nero
variant_description: The title page exists in two states: in Greg 240a(*), the play title begins "THE Tragedie"; in Greg 240a(†), it begins "THE STATELIE Tragedie." See also Greg 
title_page_title: THE STATELIE Tragedie of Claudius Tiberius Nero, <i>Romes</i> greatest Tyrant. Truly represented out of the purest Records <i>of those times</i>.
title-page_latin_motto: Et Studio, et Labore.
title_page_imprint: <i>LONDON</i> Printed for <i>Francis Burton</i>, dwelling  in Paules <i>Church-yard  at the signe of the Flower-de-luce</i> and Crowne. 1607
paratext_dedication: Epistle <i>to</i>: Arthur Mannering, Carver to Prince Henry Frederick; <i>from</i>: Francis Burton [<i>var</i>: unsigned] [A3r]
stationer_entries_in_register: Apr 10, 1607: Entered to Francis Burton: "A booke called the tragicall Life & Death of Claudi<i>us</i> Tiberi<i>us</i> Nero".
transcript_modern_spelling: The stately tragedy of Claudius Tiberius Nero Rome's greatest Tyrant truly represented out of the purest records of those times et studio et labore London printed for Francis Burton dwelling in Paul's Churchyard at the sign of the flower-de-luce and Crown 1607