Did Nero really say 'I will make the world my artistic masterpiece.'?

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I will make the world my artistic masterpiece.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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"I am the equal of Apollo in music, of the Sun in driving a chariot."

"I am the greatest performer of all time."

"I am the light of the world."

"What an artist dies in me!"

"I will make the world my playground of vice."

Reported by Suetonius, referring to his architectural and artistic ambitions

Date: c. 60s AD

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