Nero
In Our Time: History
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Is There Any Evidence That He Singed While Romebed?
Mari: Is there any evidence that he did sing while romebed, or fiddled, or sang or something? Well, fiddle is probably a seventeenth century invention. But what he would have done if he performed, was to play the liare. And we know that he did do that. This is one of his great passions in life,. Was putting on a citherods costume, a liare singer's costume, and singing tales from myth. So it fits with his character. I think he might have quoted a bit of homer. Beother romans did that. Scipio did that. The great roman at the sack of carthage quoted homer
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