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  2. Great Fire of Rome - Wikipedia

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    The Great Fire of Rome (Latin: incendium magnum Romae) began on the 18th 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.

  3. List of town and city fires - Wikipedia

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    64 – Great Fire of Rome, Italy; 79 – Lyon burned to ashes. [1] 406 – A great fire burns down much of Constantinople. 532 – The Nika riots result in the destruction of much of Constantinople by fire. 798 – London nearly destroyed. [1] 847 – Borgo, Italy, the area around Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, was devastated by fire.

  4. Tacitus on Jesus - Wikipedia

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    The context of the passage is the six-day Great Fire of Rome that burned much of the city in AD 64 during the reign of Roman Emperor Nero. [2] The passage is one of the earliest non-Christian references to the origins of Christianity [ broken anchor ] , the execution of Christ described in the canonical gospels , and the presence and ...

  5. Nero's Torches - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Timeline of Roman history - Wikipedia

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    Great Fire of Rome: A fire began which would cause massive property damage and loss of life over six days in Rome. Nero began construction of his large and extravagant villa the Domus Aurea. AD 65: 19 April: Pisonian conspiracy: Nero was informed of a broad conspiracy to assassinate him and appoint the senator Gaius Calpurnius Piso leader of ...

  7. Nero - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  8. Vigiles - Wikipedia

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    During the Great Fire of Rome in AD 64 over one third of Rome was destroyed by flames. The young Emperor Nero helped to direct the Vigiles in fighting the flames. It was rumoured that the Vigiles intentionally allowed the city to burn under orders from Nero, who later built his palace on land that was cleared by the fire.

  9. Tresviri capitales - Wikipedia

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    The tresviri capitales or tresviri nocturni were one of the Vigintisexviri colleges in Ancient Rome. [1] They were a group of three men that managed police and firefighting. [1] [2] [3] Despite this they were feared by the Roman people due to their police roles, and they were condemned due to their neglect of firefighting during an unknown incident, which was likely the Great Fire of Rome.