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[-] flooppoolf@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago
[-] bitwaba@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Emperor Nero is rumored to have cause the great fire of Rome in 64 AD that burned over 2/3rds of the city

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 years ago

and legend had it as he watched Rome burn, he played the fiddle

Did he cause the fire, or did a fire happen while he was the leader and he completely ignored it?

[-] psud@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago
[-] HappySashimi@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Nero, the Roman emperor, burned Rome.

[-] flooppoolf@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

You made me say oh my god out loud and facepalm pretty harddd…

[-] Amir@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

ok I never thought I would need this info about CD burning but this is genuinely a cool revelation about my childhood

[-] Starbuck@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Go look up the loading screen for Nero. It was a burning colosseum. Such a cool branding job.

this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2024
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