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You weren’t entirely wrong; the application is named for the emperor, who was reviled for “burning” Rome. (Quotes for uncertainty around how literal that fire w
by Arubis 5y ago
You weren’t entirely wrong; the application is named for the emperor, who was reviled for “burning” Rome. (Quotes for uncertainty around how literal that fire would’ve been.)
- AnimalMuppet 5y agoWell, Tacitus was a fairly decent historian, and IIRC he says there was a fire, during Nero's reign - a fire big enough that Nero went looking for scapegoats to blame it on.
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- NikolaeVarius 5y agoThere was probably a large fire. As I understand, there was a conspiracy that Nero started the fire to clear land in the crowded residential areas to build a "palace"/equivalent structure. There really isn't much evidence to support this. Though Nero did attempt to find a scapegoat for the fire.
- EGreg 5y agoToo bad Crassus and his fire department wasn't around anymore That man made a fortune Private fire brigades persisted until the past century in NYC, they were not always effective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoXk1vnmcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoXk1vnmcg
- lostlogin 5y agoParts of one of his palaces can be visited (COVID permitting). It’s fascinating. https://anamericaninrome.com/wp/2018/05/visiting-the-domus-aurea-neros-golden-palace-in-rome/ https://anamericaninrome.com/wp/2018/05/visiting-the-domus-a...
- kevml 5y agoWoah! In all the years I used that I never put it together. “NERO burning ROMs”.
- userbinator 5y agoIt's written by a German company, and in German, Rome is spelt "Rom".
- HPsquared 5y agoSee also the logo: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_Burning_ROM#/media/File%3ANero_Burning_ROM_computer_icon.png https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nero_Burning_ROM#/media/File...