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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]].
It is suspected that the Roman Emperor at the time, [[Nero]], started the fire himself. Nero used the Great fire as an excuse to increase the persecution of [[Christians]], claiming they started it.
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.
[[category:history]]
[[category:Ancient Rome]]