Was Nero A Monster?

From the reading, I felt that Nero was truly an awful person, and I don't think he was misunderstood. Many people in Ancient Rome did terrible things, and Nero is just one of the names on the list, from murdering two wives, a step-brother, and his own mother to mugging Roman citizens on the street. One of the only good things that Nero contributed to Roman society was that during his first five years of reign the government flourished and was called the "Golden Age of Moderate and Responsible Government". This good reputation was quickly torn down when Nero ordered his soldiers to kill his mother who had already been exiled. In Nero's free time he would go out with his friends and attack women and abuse married women. An interesting fact about Nero's life is that he was gay, and had many male partners, this could explain maybe why he was so cruel, because he felt he couldn't be himself, therefore, he felt he needed to push his pain onto others. Even if so, this doesn't excuse his terrible behavior over the course of his life.