Rome breaks outand destroys much of the city beginning on July 19 in the year 64. Despite the well-known stories, there is no evidence that the Roman emperor,Nero, either started the fire or played the fiddle while it burned. Still, he did use the disaster to further his political ...
The description of Nero "fiddling" while Rome burned is not just a peculiar story about a leader. It is a story that became an expression we use to describe leaders who are inattentive or uncaring. I got to wondering what is was about this story that made it into a shorthand for a ...
#考研热词##英语谚语# Nero fiddled while Rome burned(罗马失火,尼禄弹琴作乐) 这个谚语被用来比喻一个人在危难中不负责任,不恤民情的行为。 尼禄(Nero,公元37—68年)是罗马皇帝(公元54—68年),...
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known simply as Nero, was the fifth roman emperor and ruled from 54 to 68. For most people who have heard of him, though, all we know is that, in line with tradition, "Nero fiddled while rome burned". The expression does have an interest...
That night Rome burned up and Nero played his beloved fiddle while the city went up in smoke. The troubadour, burned out of his lodgings, rushed to the palace and accosted the gaily playing emperor. "How will you pay me what you owe me if Rome burns?" "See this insurance policy," ...
According to popular legend, Nero set the fire, or he at least did nothing to prevent it. You’ve probably heard the old adage that “Nero fiddled while Rome burned.” This comes from some historical accounts that Nero played the lyre during the fire or from others that he sang songs ...
Did you know? Although it’s unknown whether Nero sang and strummed his lyre while Rome burned in A.D. 64, he certainly didn't play a fiddle: bowed string instruments wouldn't appear in Europe for another 800 years. Nero: The Artist and the Fire ...
Legend has it that Nero played the fiddle as he watched Rome burn through his window.In truth Nero was actually in a seaside city known as Antium (Anzio) when it started, but returned to Rome when he heard the news. Whether the fiddle story is true does not matter. There is much evi...
PavordDepartmentBMJThoraxBush A, Pavord I. Following Nero: fiddle while Rome burns, or is there a better way? Thorax 2011;66:367.Bush A, Pavord I. Following Nero: fiddle while Rome burns, or is there a better way? Thorax 2011;66:367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2011.160861Bush A...
Following Nero: fiddle while Rome burns, or is there a better way? Thorax 2011;66:367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/thx.2011.160861Bush A, Pavord I. Following Nero: fiddle while Rome burns, or is there a better way? Thorax 2011;66:367....