What King Tut’s Real Appearance Was
After doing DNA analysis on the pharaoh’s mummy in Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, scientists found just how sick he was. He had malaria, a bone problem, an infected shattered leg, and a clubfoot, and he was tall and frail. The last of these was caused by inbreeding within the family. Furthermore, this explained why he was always shown as sitting!
Emperor Nero
When he was seventeen years old, Nero assumed the title of Roman Emperor during the reign of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. In his fifth year in power, his mother was assassinated, and in his sixth year, he began to get more involved in politics. Despite his status as a well-known singer, poet, actor, and charioteer, some questioned his authority. He became disliked by the middle and high classes as a result of his tax increases to pay for the empire’s public and private undertakings.