 Nero 's father , Gnaeus , was the son of Lucius Domitius <unk> ( consul 16 BC ) and Antonia Major . Gnaeus was thus the grandson of Gnaeus Domitius <unk> ( consul 32 BC ) and probably <unk> <unk> on his father 's side , and the grandson of Mark Antony and Octavia Minor on his mother 's side . Thus , Nero had as his paternal grandmother Antonia Major , and also claimed more remote descent from Antonia Minor as a great @-@ grandson — later grandson after Claudius adopted him . 
