Nero - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnɪrəʊ|
Brit.  |ˈnɪərəʊ|

noun

- Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68) (syn: nero)

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Nero fiddled while Rome burned.

The government of Nero at this moment presented a spectacle of awful cruelty and abysmal degradation.

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