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If you are referring to the great fire in Nero's reign, no one actually burnt the city. The fire started by accident in one of the shops that lined the Circus Maximus. It was a hot dry summer and the winds caused the fire to spread out of control. Poor old Nero got blamed for it because it was a known fact that he wanted to rebuild the slums of the city. The Christians , who were a disliked religious group due to their clannishness and aggressiveness, were hindering the firefighters and some ancient sources say that they even were seen carrying torches to spread the fire. This was due to the Christian belief at the time that Rome would be destroyed by fire before the Second Coming of Christ, which they thought was to happen immediately. So we have the blame game. Nero (who wasn't even in the city at the time) wanted cleared space for his building projects and the Christians who thought they were helping their God. So an accidental fire has become a two thousand year old controversy.
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∙ 12y agoNo one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
No one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
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∙ 8y agoRome did not burn in 386 BC. Rome was sacked by the Senones in 390/387. The senones were one of the Gallic peoples who had invaded northern Italy. They burned some houses, but they did not burn the city.
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∙ 12y agoIf you are referring to the great fire during the reign of Nero, it was started purely by accident. ancient Rome was prone to fire hazards because of hot dry summers and careless use of oil lamps and cooking materials. So much so, that arson was a capital offense.
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∙ 14y agoNero was blamed for the burning of Rome. It was said he fiddled while Rome burned.
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∙ 12y agoNo one burned down much of Rome. There was a huge fire during Nero's reign, and Nero is unfairly blamed for it. Even the ancient writers say that the fire started by accident.
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Greek city state burned by Rome in 146 BC?
The city-stated burned by Rome is Corinth.
Is marble fire proof?
No, it can burn. One reason I know this is I saw the marble steps in Rome that were burned when Rome burned during Nero's. rein.
Why did romans fear christianity?
They blamed Christians for the fire that burned Rome.
A roman emperor alleged to have fiddled while rome burned?
Nero emperor
Who watched as Rome burned?
Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.Almost everyone who wasn't running from the fire watched as Rome burned, but the emperor Nero is the one that gets the most blame for this, even though there was nothing he could do.
Who burned the city of rome down so he could rebuild it?
Nero
Greek city state burned by Rome in 146 BC?
The city-stated burned by Rome is Corinth.
What historical event is Nero associated with?
Much of the city of Rome burned while Nero was the Roman Emperor.
What type of enemy of rome burnt it down?
No enemies burned Rome down. Rome was sacked four times during antiquity: by the Gauls (390 B.C., the Visigoths, 410,the Vandals, 455 and the Ostrogoths, 546. It was sacked once in the Middle Ages by the troops of the German emperor in 1527. However, in none of these occasion there was a burning down of Rome.
Is the myth of Nero playing the fiddle while rome burned down true?
The fiddle wasn't invented for another 1,500 years.
Is marble fire proof?
No, it can burn. One reason I know this is I saw the marble steps in Rome that were burned when Rome burned during Nero's. rein.
The king who led the attack on Rome and ordered the treasury to be looted and burned was?
the king who led the the attack on rome and ordered the treasury to be looted and burned was
When did Nero fiddle?
It's an expression to show that Nero was a terrible, selfish emperor of Rome. The expression is "When Rome was burning, Nero fiddled." Rome had a huge fire and burned down while Nero was the leader and he did nothing to help the cause and was very interested in the arts and played the violin so they came up with that statement to show how much he didn't care about the people.
Independence hall was burned down by who?
It wasn't burned down by anybody, it never burned down. The building did catch fire in 1824, but was quickly extinguished.
How did Greek literature disappear after the fall of Rome?
well, the barbarians invaded and conquered the Greek land and burnt down their temples and churches which burned all of greek literature.
Who burned down susan's father's cabin in seinfield?
Kramer accidentally burned down the cabin.
Who burned down Omars house?
khyrie rhodes did but omar burned down his kiwi house
