Rome Burns: Nero's Great Fire Devastates the Capital
A blaze erupts in Rome's merchant district, consuming vast swathes of the city while Emperor Nero allegedly strums his lyre from a safe vantage point. This disaster fuels rumors that Nero ordered the fire to clear land for his Golden House, triggering a brutal persecution of Christians who become the scapegoats for the catastrophe.
July 18, 64
1962 years ago
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