A revolution. and before the most. from your own or his advisors couldn t possibly have asked for a better scapegoat. with some three thousand members of the roman christian community was a minority that was viewed with suspicion reviled feared and hated by the population at large. and after the catastrophe of the fire nero new rome was clamoring for justice. like all emperors nero feared the fury of the masses so he went on the offensive. there were no public prosecutors under the roman legal system charges were filed on the basis of accusations brought by individuals it s not known how many christians were interrogated or arrested but it s clear only a small percentage of rome s christian community was targeted. justified or not
Ascribed to the emperor by later writers. nero an eccentric ruler who wanted to be an artist and preferred to live in a world of fantasy. but neither an arsonist nor persecutor of christians. is july nineteenth in the year sixty four it hasn t rained for days. rome is home
Displayed ingenuity as they vied for the emperor s favor they hired veteran singers who still saying well but were no longer interested in accolades nero was celebrated as the most successful competitor since the birth of the games. the venue of olympia served him as a stage and he won every competition. it will never be known whether nero was aware of this charade but he didn t just accept the trophies that came with his victories he also pocketed the cash prizes gold that he badly needed to restock is depleted travel fund where. is certain is that nero s popularity among his subjects reached its zenith during his tour of creates.
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Them others were deeply contemptuous of what he debt and that was tessa to send particular who gave a voice to their view a horse for tots it was. a conspiracy was exposed and nearest police cracked down at least one thousand men and women were arrested you re going to go on their social status they were killed or forced to commit suicide nero s former tutor an advisor seneca it was one of the. nero put his life on public display he gave guitar of performances in poetry recitals and increasingly he appeared on stage in roles that echoed his own personal history erasing the boundary between stay. and. i think. he was clearly identifying himself with the characters he