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In the aftermath of the fire, 71% of Rome had been destroyed (10 out of 14 districts). [2] According to Tacitus and later Christian tradition, Emperor Nero blamed the devastation on the Christian community in the city, initiating the empire's first persecution against the Christians. [3]
13 de nov. de 2009 · The great fire of Rome breaks out and destroys much of the city beginning on July 18 in the year 64. Despite the well-known stories, there is no evidence that the Roman emperor, Nero, either...
10 de feb. de 2023 · On a hot summer night in July a great fire broke out and swept across the city of Rome, the capital of the Roman Empire. For over six days, the raging inferno consumed everything in its path. When the fire finally ran its course, it left seventy percent of the city a smoldering ruin.
5 de jun. de 2024 · Nero, fifth Roman emperor, the emperor Claudius’s stepson and heir, who became infamous for his personal debaucheries and extravagances and, on doubtful evidence, for his burning of Rome and persecutions of Christians. Learn more about the life of Nero here.
29 de may. de 2014 · The emperor Nero ruled from 54 to 68 AD, when he lost his power and committed suicide. Though the infamous emperor Nero ruled Rome for less than two decades, his reign witnessed tremendous...
27 de jun. de 2024 · In the year 64 during the Principate of Nero, in the night between July 18 and 19, a fire broke out in Rome that within nine days destroyed or badly damaged a substantial part of the City, leaving many dead or homeless.
9 de nov. de 2020 · F or almost 2000 years, the ancient world's most notorious fire - the Emperor Nero 's Great Fire of Rome – has been shrouded in mystery. But now, new research is shedding fresh light on...
