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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.
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 ...
Nero Burning ROM, commonly called Nero, is an optical disc authoring program from Nero AG. The software is part of the Nero Multimedia Suite but is also available as a stand-alone product. It is used for burning and copying optical media such as CDs , DVDs , and Blu-ray disks.
The theatre was used by Nero for rehearsals of his subsequent public singing performances in the theatre of Pompey and was large enough to satisfy his vanity when filled with people. [4] Suetonius writes that during the Neronia festival the emperor promised to exhibit himself in hortis ("in the gardens"), an indirect reference to his theatre. [5]
Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow; May 22, 1934 – July 6, 2023) was an American pianist and pops conductor. [1] He directed the Philly Pops from 1979 to 2013, and earned two Grammy Awards , including the award for Best New Artist in 1962, as well as a total of 8 nominations.
Bill Keith (banjo) and Kenny Kosek (fiddle) were among the first to participate. [4] Homespun's first instructional lessons were recorded in Traum's home and sold on five-inch reel-to-reel tapes, as cassettes were not yet generally available. [5] The tapes were manually reproduced one by one at home: thus the name "Homespun." [3]
In 1991, O'Neill and Green re-formed Nero & the Gladiators to play in oldies shows. In 1993, the band performed at the Pipeline Instrumental Rock Convention in London, [6] and again in 1995, [7] and 2000. [8] They continued to perform, with various other non-original band members, until 2005. [1]