Talk:Emperor Nero/@comment-173.25.47.250-20140531011056

Nero was, as Roman emperors go, pretty good. His only mistake was blaming a insignificant Jewish sect for a fire, then they wrote history.

Compared to his uncle, he was a fucking saint.

He improved the cultural life of the empire, made peace with the Parthians, ordered athletic games and even opened his palace for the poor after the fire paid for with his own funds.

There were no fiddles in Rome, either.