Did Nero really say 'I will make the whole world my stage.'?

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I will make the whole world my stage.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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"I wish to do away with the Senate."

Reported by Suetonius, expressing his theatrical ambitions.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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