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There was no Roman emperor who fiddled while Rome burned. This was a misinterpretation of the term "fiddling around". It was applied to Nero by a historian of later ages who used the term to connote that Nero, out of frustration, began doing trivial things just to keep occupied , while waiting for the reports of the fire to come in. Besides, the violin had not been invented in Nero's time.
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Who is known as the fiddling roman emperor?
Emperor Nero supposedly fiddled while Rome burnt.
What does He fiddled while Rome burned mean?
It is a comment made about the emperor Nero during the great fire of Rome. Nero, in his frustration at not being able to have the fire stopped, did trivial and frivolous things while waiting for the gloomy reports. A historian used the term "fiddled while Rome burnt", not in the sense that Nero played the violin (which was unknown at the time), but in the sense that he did meaningless things while waiting--he fiddled around. It is reported that he strummed his lyre and composed a poem about the burning of Troy for want of anything practical to do.
Under which Roman Emperor did Christians first become a target of the Romans?
Nero was the emperor who fed to the lions, burned alive, and crucified Christians of the early church. He was also emperor when Rome burned to the ground.
What were Nero's contributions?
he was the first emporer to not be toilet trained
What is the name of the third Roman Emperor?
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