Claudius's successor as Roman emperor in AD54 (4)

I believe the answer is:

nero

(Other definitions for nero that I've seen before include "Notorious Roman emperor, d. AD 68" , "Wicked fiddler" , "Roman emperor who fiddled while Rome burned" , "He's reported to have fiddled while Rome burned" , "Roman arsonist and fiddler" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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