Power without maturity

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the worst of them all? If the question is about Roman emperors, many historians would say it is the narcissistic Nero. He demanded flattery, renamed institutions after himself, built a gold-leafed palace, installed a 100-foot statute of himself and wanted to rename Rome “Neropolis”.

- ANITA PRATAP

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the worst of them all? If the question is about Roman emperors, many historians would say it is the narcissistic Nero. He demanded flattery, renamed institutions after himself, built a gold-leafed palace, installed a 100-foot statute of himself and wanted to rename Rome "Neropolis".

Clarifying that ancient Rome is not modern US and Nero's extreme actions are incomparable, several western analysts are likening Donald Trump to Nero.

It is Neroesque when Trump expects applause after his rambling infantile, self-praising jokes. He transformed the dignified Oval Office into a gaudy, giltand-gold bling den, demolished a White House wing to construct an ornate ballroom and is renaming institutions and airports after him. It's not hard to imagine a "Trumpolis".