Meaning & use
Nero
A Roman emperor who ruled from 54 to 68 CE, remembered for his cruelty, tyranny, and lavish extravagance.
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Historians still debate how much of Nero's reputation for cruelty was exaggerated by his enemies.
Legend claims Nero fiddled while Rome burned, though most historians doubt this ever happened.
A note on using this word
Nero's name is often invoked today as shorthand for a leader who is indifferent to a crisis unfolding around them.
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