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[–] [email protected] 55 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Emperor Nero is rumored to have cause the great fire of Rome in 64 AD that burned over 2/3rds of the city

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

and legend had it as he watched Rome burn, he played the fiddle

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did he cause the fire, or did a fire happen while he was the leader and he completely ignored it?