Nero was the infamous Roman Empire in the days of the Empire’s decline, and admirably portrayed by Peter Ustinov in the 1951 film “Quo Vadis”.
At the peak of his power, when no one dared voice a mild opinion let alone disagree with him, he decided to burn Rome. The Capital, the seat of his Empire.
What has this to do with Europe? Well now, lets see. At the height of her post war hegemony, the imperial force of the European Union has set fire to itself and Europe is beginning to go up in flames. In fact, this is what Europe is coming to, after the hegemon decreed that the very basis of capitalism, banking credit should go up in smoke:
Note the high officials round the Emperor. Don’t they look just like Barroso, Rompuy and all the other side kicks too terrified to even object to the utter destruction of their own city?