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The Classical Journal: explores the history behind the legend of Nero playing the fiddle as Rome burned. Wishart, David. 1996. Nero: Nero's reign seen through the eyes of Titus Petronius. Massie, Allan. 1999. Nero's Heirs: The death of Nero and the civil war that followed. Holt, Tom. 2003.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (/ ˈ n ɪər oʊ / NEER-oh; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his death in AD 68.
Nero watched from his palace on the Palatine Hill, singing and playing the lyre. [25] Nero openly sent out men to set fire to the city. Nero watched from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill while singing. [26] Nero sent out men to set fire to the city. There were unconfirmed rumors that Nero sang from a private stage during the fire. [27]
The first Drury Lane cast included Charles Hart as Nero, Michael Mohun as Britannicus, Nicholas Burt as Petronius, William Wintershall as Otho, Edward Lydall as Piso, William Cartwright as Seneca, Thomas Clark as Drusillus, John Coysh as Plautus, Marmaduke Watson as Silvius, Martin Powell as Mirmilon, Philip Griffin as Caligula's Ghost, Rebecca ...
The Theatre of Nero (Latin: Theatrum Neronis) [1] was the private theatre erected in Rome by Nero, the Roman emperor between AD 53 and AD 68. [ 2 ] It was known only from literary sources until its remains were discovered in 2020.
The Thirteen Years of Nero is the fourth album by Canadian death metal band Ex Deo, ... "The Fiddle & the Fire" 5:00: 8. "Son of the Deified" 5:13: 9. "What Artist ...
Sporus (died 69 AD) was a young slave boy whom the Roman emperor Nero had castrated and married as his empress during his tour of Greece in 66–67 AD, allegedly in order for him to play the role of his wife, Poppaea Sabina, who had died the previous year.
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. [1] It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music . Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, the style of the music played may determine specific construction differences between fiddles and ...