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The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 19th of July 64 AD. [1] The fire started 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.
It depicts a group of Early Christian martyrs who are about to be burned alive as the alleged perpetrators of the Great Fire of Rome, during the reign of emperor Nero in 64 AD. People from many different social spheres, including the emperor himself, are present to watch the burning, which takes place in front of the Domus Aurea .
The sacred fire of Vesta was a sacred eternal flame in ancient Rome.The Vestal Virgins, originally numbering two, later four, and eventually six, were selected by lot and served for thirty years, tending the holy fire and performing other rituals connected to domestic life—among them were the ritual sweeping of the temple on June 15 and the preparation of food for certain festivals.
The Fire of Rome by Hubert Robert (1785) The Great Fire of Rome began on the night of 18 to 19 July 64, probably in one of the merchant shops on the slope of the Aventine overlooking the Circus Maximus, or in the wooden outer seating of the Circus itself. Rome had always been vulnerable to fires, and this one was fanned to catastrophic ...
The Fire in the Borgo is a painting created by the workshop of the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael between 1514 and 1517. [1] Though it is assumed that Raphael did make the designs for the complex composition, the fresco was most likely painted by his assistant Giulio Romano .
Michael Jackson: On the Wall was an exhibition that explored the influence of Michael Jackson on some of contemporary art's leading names. [1] The exhibition included contemporary artists’ interpretations of Michael Jackson in over 100 works of art. The featured 48 artists spanned several generations across all media.
The story presented real historical characters like Nero and events like the Great Fire of Rome in a fictitious manner. [7] Spooner used the surname of Robert Guiscard for the character Flavius Guiscard, the owner of the villa used by the Doctor and his companions. [8] Early revisions of the scripts used Vicki's original names, Tanni and Lukki ...
He is in the background in Kate Quinn's novel Daughters of Rome (2011), [49] and shares a section of Steven Saylor's Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome (2010). [50] His fall features in M C Scott's Rome, The Art of War (2013), [51] and he also appears in James Mace's two-part series, The Year of the Four Emperors. [52]