A rumor had spread of Nero’s behavior during the fire: although he hadn’t fiddled while Rome burned, he had been singing. With Nero’s mother dead and his tutor retired, the emperor was ...

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THE Motaung family has one thing in common with Nero, Rome’s abominable emperor; they both fiddle while Rome is burning. Kaizer Chiefs, owned by Kaizer “Chincha Guluva” Motaung, are about to ...

4. Nero probably didn’t start the fire in Rome... In 64 AD, much of Rome burned down in a huge fire. It was rumoured that Nero had started the blaze, and later accounts claim he played the ...

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The Roman Emperor Nero is said to have “fiddled” while Rome burned. That’s not wholly true. Rome did catch fire during Nero’s reign, but there were no fiddles or bowed instruments of any kind.

Nero wasted no time. He arrested and tortured all the Christians in Rome, before executing them with lavish publicity. Some were crucified, some were thrown to wild animals and others were burned ...