Multiple choice general knowledge

Which Roman emperor fired the city to reduce the population?

  1. Claudius

  2. Tiberius

  3. Vitellius

  4. Nero
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Explanation

Nero was the Roman emperor who notoriously 'fiddled' while Rome burned in the Great Fire of 64 AD. Historical accounts suggest Nero may have indeed ordered the fire to clear space for his grand palace, the Domus Aurea. The question refers to this legend or historical speculation about Nero deliberately setting the fire to reduce Rome's population and clear land for his building projects.

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