Historic husband of Claudia Octavia (4)

I believe the answer is:

nero

(Other definitions for nero that I've seen before include "Emperor, 'burnt' Rome" , "Roman 9" , "Imperial Roman fiddler" , "Matricidal emperor" , "Famous fiddler" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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