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This emperor’s original cognomen came from an ancestor whose beard supposedly turned reddish-bronze after Castor and Pollux stroked it. This emperor agreed to a peace treaty in which Tiridates I became king of Armenia, but had to travel to Rome for his crown. This emperor was praised in graffiti along with his wife Poppaea after he imposed height (10[1])limits on tenements. When the Praetorian Guard under Tigellinus switched sides to Galba, this emperor committed suicide and the Year of the Four Emperors began. (10[3])This final Julio-Claudian emperor (10[1])ordered the death of his mother Agrippina (10[1])the Younger and his tutor Seneca. For 10 points, which emperor persecuted Christians (10[1])after (10[1])the Great Fire (10[1])of Rome? ■END■

ANSWER: Nero [or Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Soren HeydariUNC CDuke B5710
Malachi LedfordTusculumAppalachian State B8210
Nova SinkVirginia Tech BUNC D8210
Jesse MindleNC StateAppalachian State A8210
Diego AlmarazUNC ALiberty B8610
Orion KellerVirginia Tech ALiberty C9310
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryDuke A10610
Jonah ChancioJames Madison AJames Madison B10710
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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY989%0%44%99.25
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY888%0%13%82.43
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%17%85.50
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%8%80.58
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%0%89.44
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%20%90.40
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%25%87.29
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%96.33