Did Nero really say 'I will sing on the stage.'?

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I will sing on the stage.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Repeated declaration of his artistic ambition, reported by Tacitus

Date: c. 60s AD

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