The Life of Nero, 54

Suetonius  translated by J. C. Rolfe

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54Towards the end of his life, in fact, he had publicly vowed that if he retained his power, he would at the games in celebration of his victory give a performance on the water-organ, the flute, and the bagpipes, and that on the last day he would appear as an actor and dance “Vergil’s Turnus.” Some even assert that he put the actor Paris to death as a dangerous rival.

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