NeroEmperor of Rome. Some say he set fire to Rome to see “how Troy would look when it was in flames;” others say he forbade the flames to be put out, and went to a high tower, where he sang verses to his lute “Upon the Burning of Old Troy.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Nero from Infoplease:
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