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Line 1: − + − It is suspected that the [[Roman Emperor]] at the time, [[Nero]], started the fire himself, and he was said to have fiddled as Rome burned. Nero used the [[Great Fire]] as an excuse to increase the persecution of [[Christians]], claiming they started it.+ +
Kept the myth in the article but removed it from being implied as fact.
The '''Great Fire of Rome''' was a massive [[fire]] which started on July 19, 64AD. The fire destroyed the [[Circus Maximus]].
The '''Great Fire of Rome''' was a massive [[fire]] which started on July 19, 64AD. The fire destroyed the [[Circus Maximus]]as well as a large portion of the city. Rumors that the [[Roman Emperor]] at the time, [[Nero]], started the fire himself and fiddled as the city burned are unsubstantiated.
Nero used the [[Great Fire]] as an excuse to increase the persecution of [[Christians]], claiming they started it.
[[category:Ancient Rome]]
[[category:Ancient Rome]]