Myth-believers to the end, Bruschini would conclude, the same who believed that foolishness about fiddling while Rome burned and who would fail to appreciate the tragedy of Nero’s final day ...

A rumor had spread of Nero’s behavior during the fire: although he hadn’t fiddled while Rome burned, he had been singing. With Nero’s mother dead and his tutor retired, the emperor was ...

Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.

He justifiably asks: "If Nero became infamous for fiddling while Rome burned, what will be the future reputation of the modern college professor?" Williams can be easily criticized: his writing is ...

It’s said that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. This probably isn’t literal, but it sure paints a good picture of his distaste for the city. Nero was popular with the commoners, but everyone ...

There's few parts of the Welsh game that are overly healthy, but the men's national team - quite clearly - is in need of ...

“We need something that deals with that and I’m afraid, welcome as a 2p cut in national insurance would be, it is really just sort of fiddling while Rome burns, I’m afraid.” Lord Frost’s ...

HORROR icon Step-hen King has joined calls for the Oscars to be cancelled over the LA wildfires. The author insisted he will not be voting in this year’s Academy Awards, saying: “No glitz with Los ...

the Nero of American politics, was fiddling in Ghana while the city burned and later placed the blame on eight months of negligible rain and winds that have not been seen in L.A. in at least 14 years.

The tale of Emperor Nero fiddling while Rome burned has become a metaphor for leaders ignoring pressing crises. In Virginia, this imagery feels all too real as Gov. Glenn Youngkin appears content ...