Great Fire of Rome
Nero was out of town, and the fiddle not yet invented
In July 64 a fire raged through Rome for six days and destroyed much of the city. According to Tacitus, Nero was away at Antium; on his return he opened the Campus Martius and his own gardens to the homeless.
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Nero could not have fiddled while Rome burned: the violin was invented in the 16th century. According to Tacitus he was at Antium when the fire broke out, and on returning opened his gardens to the homeless. Share →
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