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You had to hold it up to a candle. (startrek.website)
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[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 55 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Emperor Nero is rumored to have cause the great fire of Rome in 64 AD that burned over 2/3rds of the city

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

and legend had it as he watched Rome burn, he played the fiddle

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Did he cause the fire, or did a fire happen while he was the leader and he completely ignored it?