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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]]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. | + | 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, but were spreading across the populace. Nero found a [[scapegoat]] to blame. |
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| + | Nero used the Great Fire as an excuse to increase the persecution of [[Christians]], claiming they started it. It was the first widespread recorded persecution of Christians. 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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Revision as of 01:43, October 23, 2008
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, but were spreading across the populace. Nero found a scapegoat to blame.
Nero used the Great Fire as an excuse to increase the persecution of Christians, claiming they started it. It was the first widespread recorded persecution of Christians. 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.