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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bing, post: 2999863, member: 44132&quot;]I would say Nero is a popular example because so many people have at least heard of Nero fiddling while Rome burned.&nbsp; Sometimes I get the feeling that Nero was misunderstood.&nbsp; He was a reluctant emperor who wanted to be an entertainer.&nbsp; Yes, people (Christians) were killed during his reign, but was it worse than others.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think so.&nbsp; History has painted a picture of Nero as a monster, but there were much worse to come and even at least one before his time.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as being so overweight, I don&#039;t think &quot;fat&quot; was considered as a bad thing in those times.&nbsp; It was a sign of wealth and privilege.&nbsp; Our modern day norms cannot be applied to most of history.&nbsp; If you recall what I said about forum rules.&nbsp; Morality of the 1950&#039;s.&nbsp; That was a very short time ago, but look how we have changed in less than 70 years.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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