Did Nero really say 'I will make the world my personal spectacle.'?

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I will make the world my personal spectacle.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Suetonius, referring to his public displays

Date: c. 60s AD

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