Did Nero really say 'What an artist the world loses in me!'?

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What an artist the world loses in me!

— Nero Contemporary · Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

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"I have lived too long for my glory."

"I am the only one who truly understands beauty."

"I will make the Roman Empire eternal."

"I will make the world my private theater."

"I am the only one who can sing and play the lyre like a god."

Reported by Suetonius, uttered as he lay dying, lamenting his artistic talent.

Date: 68 AD

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