Did Nero really say 'I will make the gladiators dance for my pleasure.'?

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I will make the gladiators dance for my pleasure.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Tacitus, as a display of his cruel entertainment.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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