The Roman Emperor Nero's response to a devastating fire in 64 CE offers a cautionary tale about leaders who surround themselves with sycophants rather than honest advisers.

A scholar of Greco-Roman antiquity explains: https://theconversation.com/roman-empire-and-the-fall-of-nero-offer-possible-lessons-for-trump-about-the-cost-of-self-isolation-257871#USPolitics @histodons#Histodons