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| − | The '''Great Fire of Rome''' was a massive [[fire]] which started on July 19, | + | The '''Great Fire of Rome''' was a massive [[fire]] which started on July 19, A.D. 64. 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, but were spreading across the populace. Nero found a [[scapegoat]] to blame. |
| − | + | The Great Fire became the catalyst for the first wave of state sponsored persecution of [[Christians]] in the Roman Empire when Nero claimed that local Christians started it. According to the Roman historian [[Tacitus]], apart from being killed in the arena, their bodies were also used as lamps to help light the city at night. | |
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| + | [[Nero]] | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) longer form Chapters 43-49#Forty-eight|Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version): Chapter Forty-eight]] |
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| + | [[Burning of Rome]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Ancient Rome]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:29, November 30, 2018
The Great Fire of Rome was a massive fire which started on July 19, A.D. 64. 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, but were spreading across the populace. Nero found a scapegoat to blame.
The Great Fire became the catalyst for the first wave of state sponsored persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire when Nero claimed that local Christians started it. According to the Roman historian Tacitus, apart from being killed in the arena, their bodies were also used as lamps to help light the city at night.
See also
Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version): Chapter Forty-eight