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The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 18th of July 64 AD. The fire began in the merchant shops around Rome's chariot stadium, Circus Maximus. After six days, the fire was brought under control, but before the damage could be assessed, the fire reignited and burned for another three days.
19 de nov. de 2020 · Emperor Nero surveys the damage in Rome after the Great Fire of 64 A.D. One dubious story holds that he blamed, and punished, the city’s Christians for the devastating blaze.
- Diana Preston
13 de nov. de 2009 · Learn about the great fire of Rome that destroyed much of the city in 64 AD and how Emperor Nero used it to his advantage. Find out the truth behind the legend of Nero fiddling while Rome burned.
Contents. Great Fire of Rome. Roman history. Learn about this topic in these articles: Nero. In Nero: Artistic pretensions and irresponsibility. The great fire that ravaged Rome in 64 illustrates how low Nero’s reputation had sunk by this time.
9 de nov. de 2020 · The Great Fire of Rome, as portrayed in an 18th-century painting by the French artist, Hubert Robert. (MuMA) F or almost 2000 years, the ancient world's most notorious fire - the Emperor Nero...
- David Keys
21 de set. de 2021 · In Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty, historian Anthony A. Barrett, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, navigates through the complex evidence surrounding the Great Fire of 64 CE to show that much of the popular perception of Nero is illusory.
Vocabulary. On July 18, 64 C.E., a fire started in the enormous Circus Maximus stadium in Rome, now the capital of Italy. When the fire was finally extinguished six days later, 10 of Rome’s 14 districts had burned. Ancient historians blamed Rome’s infamous emperor, Nero, for the fire.
