Did Nero really say 'No one has ever understood my genius.'?

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No one has ever understood my genius.

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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Reported by Suetonius, complaining about critics of his artistic endeavors.

Date: c. 54-68 AD

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