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What Roman Emperor loved to perform in the theater?
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"In 66, he decided to go to Greece to become a famous actor. He sang, he danced, he played the lute. And the people loved him. They had to love him. He was Nero."
http://www.colorshotel.com/rome-guide/emperor-nero-hero-or-zero/
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As a result of the crudeness on stage, actors were seen as an inferior group whereas they had been respected in Greece.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_ancient_Rome
So, Nero certainly caused scandal by performing with these "inferior groups."
Nov 14 2009, 12:26 AM
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