Fiddle While Rome Burns....
Fiddle While Rome Burns Definition: To do something trivial and irresponsible in the midst of an emergency; Occupy oneself with unimportant matters and neglect important ones during a crisis Source: Dictionary.com L egend has it that while a fire destroyed the city of Rome, the emperor Nero played his violin, thus revealing his total lack of concern for his people and his empire. Of course we know Nero never played a violin during this tragedy. For one, the violin wasn't even invented yet. And too, he was at his villa in Antium. Roman Historian Tacitus rumored that Nero sang about the destruction of Troy while watching the city burn; however, he stated clearly that this was unconfirmed by eyewitness accounts. And then there were the rumors that Nero had the fire deliberately set in order to make way of his Golden Palace and its surrounding...