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The small things...Need to be corrected!

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This, above, is one of the images that Nero use to advertise their burning software. It is a 'pun'. They share the name with the Roman Emperor, Nero, who according to myth, 'fiddled while Rome burnt' (the truth is perhaps a little different in that he didn't fiddle, he actually made a rather concerted and at times proposed clever demolitions to prevent the fire spreading). Yet, the reputation of Nero (who, in other areas was far from perfect, or indeed, normal), means we can picture him playing a fiddle while watching the heart of the world at that time get devoured by fire, set by Christians (if we're replicating all the myths). Rome Burned. It was close to total destruction. It would be like 60+% of London being destroyed in a fire. It was catastrophic. So, as you see, the connection is Nero's great fire of Rome, connected to the Colosseum, the other still physical and most recognisable symbol of Ancient Rome. That's the pun, Nero is burning softwa