The story is set during the early years of rule by the emperor Nero.

The emperor Nero himself played the role of the king as a youth.

In the time of the emperor Nero it was said to have burned down.

It was among the instruments that the emperor Nero played.

The future emperor Nero is recorded as playing the role in his youth.

It might also be found in homes, and was among the instruments that the emperor Nero played.

The Emperor Nero took much of the land for his own use.

In that same century the emperor Nero was a competitor - allowed to win every race he entered.

What Emperor Nero did during the fire is the subject of debate.

In 65 he was given a triumph, apparently for his loyalty to the emperor Nero.