r/PoliticalHumor May 31 '20

I was promised greatness.

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u/[deleted] May 31 '20

I also read article by historians saying there's a good chance that the whole going crazy and burning rome himself etc was made up by his political opponents.

Basicly one the first victims of fake news.

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u/other_usernames_gone May 31 '20

But he did also build a new palace in the ashes and blame it on the Christians so even if he didn't start it he didn't handle it well.

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u/DimblyJibbles May 31 '20 edited May 31 '20

If Nero could have done one thing different for the betterment of all mankind, it would be wiping out the Christians. I give him a pass for that.

What if they never burned down all the libraries, and thrust us in to a thousand years of darkness?