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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 limits on tenements. (10[1])When the Praetorian Guard under Tigellinus switched sides to Galba, this emperor committed suicide (10[1])and the Year of the Four (10[1])Emperors began. (10[2])This final Julio-Claudian emperor ordered the death of his mother Agrippina (10[1])the Younger (-5[1])and his tutor Seneca. For 10 points, which emperor persecuted Christians (10[1])after the Great Fire of Rome? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Nero [or Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus or Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus]
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Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Miami C (DII) 6010
Daniel Luebs (DII)Michigan State B West Virginia A (UG) 7410
Oliver Thompson (DII)CWRU C (UG)Miami A (UG) 8010
Leo Tao (UG)Michigan B (UG)CWRU B (DII) 8210
Sam Hicks-Jirkans (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Michigan State A 8210
Peter Ballas (DII)Michigan C Miami B (UG) 9310
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Connor Channels (UG)West Virginia B (UG) Ohio State C (DII) 1130

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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