The cliche is “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”. I guess the term “fiddle” has changed over the years, and depends on context. In the US today, fiddle almost exclusively means a violin used for certain play styles.
The original stories did claim (now debated) that he spent it playing a stringed instrument of whatever variety.
Nero was at least able to play the violin. He wasn’t pouring gasoline over the fire.
Trump is an expert at fiddling young girls though…
Kinda sure the violin wasn’t invented yet
The cliche is “Nero fiddled while Rome burned”. I guess the term “fiddle” has changed over the years, and depends on context. In the US today, fiddle almost exclusively means a violin used for certain play styles.
The original stories did claim (now debated) that he spent it playing a stringed instrument of whatever variety.