Nero — "I alone know what is good for the Roman people."

I alone know what is good for the Roman people.
Nero — Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Tacitus, asserting his absolute authority.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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