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

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I will make the whole world sing my praises.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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"I will make the world my personal spectacle."

Reported by Dio Cassius, expressing his desire for adulation.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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