Did Nero really say 'Let my enemies tremble before my power.'?

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Let my enemies tremble before my power.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Tacitus, as a threat to those who opposed him.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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