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. Was. Its july nineteenth in the years sixty four it hasnt rained for days. Rome is
days thousands will die when the smoke clears three quarters of the city will lay in ruins. According to legend the Apostle Peter was in rome at the same time to supervise the citys fledgling Christian Community. Later he would go down in the annals of the Catholic Church is the first Bishop Of Rome. With. Another natori as legend emperor nero himself started the fire as an excuse to rebuild rome to his own liking and to rename the city mirabilis and thats not all. The Mad Megalomaniac watched the conflagration from his palace on the palatine you know merrily singing and playing his life. In need of a scapegoat he blamed the fire on the christians so many indiscriminately and
mercilessly crucified. Because of peter was also
ravaged city nero set fire to rome to build a new city but he will remain after himself. and the biggest nero cliche of them all while a city was burning nero mounted his private stage and comparing modern disasters with ancient had some of the destruction of troy. was with. in the story appears to corroborate accounts of his expressive facilities as an artist and the way he presented himself at other times it s one of the many scenes that one is tempted to regard as an exaggeration of the literary sources but i m not so sure. you can see. what tacitus noted as a rumor was recorded as a fun to tony s nero started the fire. and a century after so tony use consumers do you know road neurosurgery is hard done