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Henryk Siemiradzki, Nero's Torches, 1876, National Museum, Krakow
Henryk Siemiradzki, Nero's Torches, 1876, National Museum, KrakowPublic domain · source

Nero didn't fiddle while Rome burned

Nero probably didn't fiddle while Rome burned. For one thing, the violin wouldn't exist for another thousand years.

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  1. Nero probably didn't fiddle while Rome burned.
  2. ROME REALLY DID BURN
  3. NERO PROBABLY WASN'T EVEN THERE WHEN IT STARTED
  4. BUT THERE WAS A TERRIBLE RUMOR
  5. THEN NERO BUILT AN ENORMOUS PALACE
  6. HE NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME
  7. THE LEGEND GOT BETTER THAN THE FACTS
  8. WHY WE WANT NERO AT THE WINDOW

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