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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?
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To: longnshort who wrote (82804)4/19/2010 6:31:35 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie   of 224749
 
Nero
from wikipedia:
Over the course of his reign, Nero often made rulings that pleased the lower class. Nero was criticised as being obsessed with being popular.[57]

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The economic policy of Nero is a point of debate among scholars. According to ancient historians, Nero's construction projects were overly extravagant and the large number of expenditures under Nero left Italy "thoroughly exhausted by contributions of money" with "the provinces ruined."[77][78] Modern historians, though, note that the period was riddled with deflation and that it is likely that Nero's spending came in the form of public works projects and charity intended to ease economic troubles
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It is uncertain who or what actually caused the fire — whether accident or arson.[72] Suetonius and Cassius Dio favor Nero as the arsonist, so he could build a palatial complex. It is also said that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned.[82] Tacitus mentions that Christians confessed to the crime, but it is not known whether these confessions were induced by torture.[83] However, fires started accidentally were common in ancient Rome.[84] In fact, Rome suffered another large fire in 69[85] and in 80.[86]

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