Burning Rome. Some historians believe that he set the fire himself so he could take the land for his palace and lake. Where the Colosseum sits today was his lake. The fire was so hot it melted marble and there is a set of steps you can see today that show that in Rome.
The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.
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Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.
Nero. He is accused of setting the fire that nearly destroyed Rome in 64 AD and used that as an excuse to persecute Christians and rebuild the city.
It is generally agreed that there was no organised, general, centrally directed persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire before the edict of Emperor Decius in 249. This remained in effect until 251 CE. The "great persecution" of Christians was initiated by Emperor Diocletian in 303 CE. It lasted until 305 in the West, but continued until 311 in the East.
The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.The emperor Nero was unjustly accused of setting Rome on fire.
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The reason for Nero's persecution of Christians may be attributed to the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD. The city was reduced to rubble and although many thought that Nero may have been responsible for the blaze, a few sources say that Christians may have confessed to the crime, although by free will or by torture is unknown. Because of this, Nero and the community placed the blame on the Christians, and thus they suffered greatly, by being crucified, thrown to dogs, and burned.
Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.Take your pick, either Nero or the Christians were blamed for the burning of Rome.
Nero was mostly infamous for murdering his mother. I say "mostly" because Nero's enemies badmouthed him, big time once he was dead and its difficult to know whether he actually did some of the things he has been accused of doing.
Nero. He is accused of setting the fire that nearly destroyed Rome in 64 AD and used that as an excuse to persecute Christians and rebuild the city.
Nero was not a Roman god, he was an insane Roman emperor.
Nero was said to have persecuted the Christians as a scapegoat because there were accusations that he started the Great Fire of Rome in 64. Some modern historians doubt this. It this was the case, the Christians would not have been friends with Nero.
It is generally agreed that there was no organised, general, centrally directed persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire before the edict of Emperor Decius in 249. This remained in effect until 251 CE. The "great persecution" of Christians was initiated by Emperor Diocletian in 303 CE. It lasted until 305 in the West, but continued until 311 in the East.
The Great Fire of Rome began in the Christian quarter of the city, and Emperor Nero believed the Christians had started the fire. Because of this, and to appear to the angry population that he was doing something, he expelled the Christians from Rome.
There were no emperors persecuting the Christians in 64 AD. This is a misconception. 64 was the year of the Great Fire of Rome and the emperor Nero was in power. Nero did not persecute the Christians for their religion. Nero punished the Christians for the crime of arson. After the outrage died down, the Christians were free to worship as they saw fit.
There were ten Roman emperors who persecuted the Christians. You can take your pick of Nero, Domitian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aureius, Septimus Severus, Maximus the Thracian, Decius, Valerian, and Diocletian.