I am the only one who can sing and play the lyre like a god.
— Nero Contemporary

Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Dio Cassius, boasting about his musical talents.

Date / Period

c. 54-68 AD

Category

Humorous

Source

https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/62*.html

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