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    Short Stuff: Nero and His Fiddle

    Stuff You Should Know · Aug 12, 2026 · 12 min
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    Did Nero play his fiddle while Rome burned during the Great Fire of 64 CE? Absolutely not. Find out how we know when Chuck and Josh bust a two thousand year-old myth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.