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   Did Emperor Nero play a fiddle?

   • The most famous myth about Emperor Nero says that the crazed emperor actually played a fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 AD. That’s patently false. Nero did a bunch of crazy things, but this wasn’t one of them. When the fire broke out, Nero was actually 35 miles away at his villa at Antium.

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   What does 'fiddle while Rome burned' mean?

   • BBC History Revealed explains… To ‘fiddle while Rome burned’ is now used to criticise someone who is worrying about trivial things while neglecting to act on more serious matters. Nero was blamed for not caring while his people suffered and for being useless in a crisis.

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   Who was responsible for the Roman fire?

   • According to the Annals of the Roman historian Tacitus and to the Nero of the Roman biographer Suetonius, Nero in response tried to shift responsibility for the fire to the Christians, who were popularly thought to engage in many wicked practices. Hitherto the government had not clearly distinguished Christians from Jews.

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   Was Nero responsible for the fire in Rome?

   • During the fire, Nero was at his villa at Antium 35 miles (56 km) from Rome and therefore cannot be held responsible for the burning of the city. But the Roman populace mistakenly believed that he himself had started the fire in Rome in order to indulge his aesthetic tastes in the city’s subsequent reconstruction.

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   May 7, 2024 · Nero (born December 15, 37 ce, Antium, Latium—died June 9, 68, Rome) was the fifth Roman emperor (54–68 ce), stepson and heir of the emperor Claudius. He became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians.

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   It is entirely fair to describe the situation as "Nero fiddled while Rome burned, and then it got worse." The Roman Empire never got turned around. It was a horrible mess, it was never not a horrible mess, and it is through frankly absurd coincidences and extreme efforts and recoveries that it didn't collapse multiple times during its existence.

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   May 9, 2024 · The most famous myth about Emperor Nero says that the crazed emperor actually played a fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 AD. That’s patently false. Nero did a bunch of crazy things, but this wasn’t one of them. When the fire broke out, Nero was actually 35 miles away at his villa at Antium.

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   May 26, 2024 · He presided over the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64, and famously "fiddled while Rome burned" (although fiddles didn‘t exist yet). Some believe Nero started the fire himself to clear land for an expanded palace.

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   May 26, 2024 · Nero, last of the Julio-Claudian emperors Quiz. Nero fiddled while Rome burned, he persecuted Christians, and caused the deaths of hundreds of people, including his own mother and wives. Of course, the fiddle had not been invented yet. A multiple-choice quiz by medvedok . Estimated time: 5 mins.

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   4 days ago · There are legends that Nero 'fiddled while Rome burned' while another account is that Rome was burnt down by Nero himself to make room for Nero's new palace Domus Aurea, though it was constructed over the burnt remains of Rome.

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   May 26, 2024 · The myth of Nero fiddling while Rome burned persists because it‘s such a powerful and dramatic image, one that encapsulates the idea of a mad, decadent emperor who fiddled (literally and figuratively) while his people suffered.