Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called "the beauty of the flames"; then put on his tragedian's costume and sang The Sack of Ilium from beginning to end.


The Twelve Caesars - Nero

Suetonius Quotes

Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called the beauty of the flames; then put on his tragedian's costume ...

Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called the beauty of the flames; then put on his tragedian's costume ...

Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called the beauty of the flames; then put on his tragedian's costume ...

Nero watched the conflagration from the Tower of Maecenas, enraptured by what he called the beauty of the flames; then put on his tragedian's costume ...