The last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (4)

I believe the answer is:

nero

(Other definitions for nero that I've seen before include "Fiddling Roman emperor" , "Tyrannical Roman emperor" , "Wicked fiddler" , "Imperial Roman fiddler" , "Emperor (who fiddled while Rome burned?) d. AD68" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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