Which emperor was given the nickname "Biberius Caldius Mero"?
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Biberius Caldius Mero:
The punning nickname of Tiberius Claudius Nero. Biberius [Tiberius], drink-loving, Caldius Mero [Claudius Nero], by metathesis for calidus mero, hot with wine.
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