Nero:

I will make the gods envious of my power.

— Nero Contemporary

Roman Emperor, fiddled while Rome burned

Reported by Suetonius, as a display of hubris.

c. 54-68 AD

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"I will make the Senate my puppets."

"The Greeks alone are worthy of my genius."

"Rome is better rebuilt than before."

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