Nero didn’t let Rome burn, Supreme Court rules

He is notorious as a multiple murderer with a fondness for torturing Christians, but the Roman emperor Nero has been cleared ...
Moviefone

How Nero Saved Rome

Nero is accused of having "fiddled while Rome burned" and remembered for executing his mother and burning Christians alive. History has sided against him on all counts, but could there be another side ...
Yahoo

Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the Great Fire of Rome. But his passion for music — among other performing arts — appears to have been real, as supported by new ...
Variety

Nero (Another Golden Rome)

Using the Roman Empire's decadent decline as an allegory for our own nation's current excesses is an OK if obvious idea that gets OK if obvious treatment in Steven Sater's new play. This strenuous ...
Sacramento Bee

Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

The ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater have been uncovered in Rome, Italian officials said. Photo from Soprintendenza Speciale Roma Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the ...