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Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new ...
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Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the Great Fire of Rome. But his passion for music — among other performing arts — appears to have been real, as supported by new ...
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Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new exhibition on the Roman Emperor Nero opens with a piece of fake news from the ancient world. Visitors are greeted with an image of Peter Ustinov as Nero in the ...
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Nero’s theater — where audience may have sat on ‘pain of death’ — discovered in Rome

The ruins of Emperor Nero’s theater have been uncovered in Rome, Italian officials said. Photo from Soprintendenza Speciale Roma Contrary to legend, Nero probably did not play the fiddle during the ...