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IbogaProject

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16. Nero wasn't nearly as bad a portrayed afterwards

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2025, 09:25 PM

Nov 4

He was maligned after his death to suit a certain faction during a contenious succession conflict and forever more the fake story of him playing the fiddle while Rome burned has reverberated for nearly 2000 years. Whereas he actually helped fight the fire. Yes he did knock off some rival Senators etc, but our history sources are biased.

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