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The '''Great Fire of Rome''' in A.D. 64 during the reign of [[Nero]] is the most famous, and was one of the worst disasters in the history of the city. It lasted six days. The multitude of deaths was overwhelming and devastating. Many blamed Nero himself for arranging the setting of the fire by his agents. According to [[Suetonius]] and [[Eusebius]] the emperor used the disaster to blame and persecute the Christians as a way to eliminate Christianity with its belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, and to deflect blame from himself. Others claim that since Nero was away from the city, the fire was an accidental tragedy. There is no foundation to the rumor that Nero fiddled while Rome burned; it is recorded by contemporary sources that he was "entranced by the beauty of the flames" and that he sang the whole of the ''Fall of Troy'' from beginning to end as he watched. The Great Fire of Rome in A.D. 64 is almost universally the one connected with any mention of the burning of Rome.  

The '''Great Fire of Rome''' in A.D. 64 during the reign of [[Nero]] is the most famous, and was one of the worst disasters in the history of the city. It lasted six days. The multitude of deaths was overwhelming and devastating. Many blamed Nero himself for arranging the setting of the fire by his agents. According to [[Suetonius]] and [[Eusebius]] the emperor used the disaster to blame and persecute the Christians as a way to eliminate Christianity with its belief in the Lord Jesus Christ, and to deflect blame from himself. Others claim that since Nero was away from the city, the fire was an accidental tragedy. There is no foundation to the rumor that Nero fiddled while Rome burned; it is recorded by contemporary sources that he was "entranced by the beauty of the flames" and that he sang the whole of the ''Fall of Troy'' from beginning to end as he watched. The Great Fire of Rome in A.D. 64 is almost universally the one connected with any mention of the burning of Rome.  

But the burning of Rome again occurred in A.D. 69 with the defeat of the emperor [[Vitellius]]. Vespasian’s army, under Primus’s leadership, attacked and entered Rome on twenty December with street to street battles and a fire that engulfed the city. The fire burned for three days before it was extinguished.  

But the burning of Rome again occurred in A.D. 69 with the defeat of the emperor [[Vitellius]]. Vespasian's army, under Primus's leadership, attacked and entered Rome on twenty December with street to street battles and a fire that engulfed the city. The fire burned for three days before it was extinguished.  

Rome burned again in A.D. 80 during the reign of [[Titus Flavius Vespasianus|Titus]], when fires spontaneously ignited in various places throughout the city. Again the fire blazed for three and half days, causing much devastation.<ref>Suetonius ''The Twelve Caesars'', Titus 8; [[Cassius Dio]], ''Roman History'', LXVI, 24; [[Plutarch]], ''Publicola'', 15.1-4.</ref>  

Rome burned again in A.D. 80 during the reign of [[Titus Flavius Vespasianus|Titus]], when fires spontaneously ignited in various places throughout the city. Again the fire blazed for three and half days, causing much devastation.<ref>Suetonius ''The Twelve Caesars'', Titus 8; [[Cassius Dio]], ''Roman History'', LXVI, 24; [[Plutarch]], ''Publicola'', 15.1-4.</ref>