"Nero never fiddled while Rome burned"
THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME
Performed on February 3rd, 2007 in Watertown, Massachusetts, John reads from an account on the PBS website about the Great Fire of Rome. Contrary to popular belief, Nero did not play the fiddle while Rome burned - it was a lyre.
GREAT ROME FIRE
Performed on February 3, 2007 in Watertown, Massachusetts. John reads from an internet account of the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D.
DESTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF ROME
Performed on February 3, 2007 in Watertown, Massachusetts. John reads from an internet account of the reconstruction of Rome after the Great Fire.