Who was the Emperor of Rome at the time of the Great Fire in AD 64?
Great Fire of Rome Great Fire of Rome The Great Fire of Rome was an urban fire in July of the year 64 AD. It caused widespread devastation in the city on 18 July, before being brought under control after six days. Differing accounts either blame Emperor Nero for initiating the fire or credit him with organizing measures to contain it and provide relief for refugees. According to Tacitus and later Christians, Nero blamed the devastation on the Christian community in the city, initiating the empire's first persecution against the Christians. The varying historical accounts of the event come from three secondary sources—Cassius Dio,
First Martyrs of the Church of Rome disturbances in the city between the Jews and the followers of "Christus". Claudius died in 54 AD. There were early Christians in Rome within a dozen or so years after the death of Jesus, though they were not the converts of Paul. He had not yet visited them at the time he wrote his Epistle to the Romans in 57-58 AD. Paul wrote to a community of both Jews and Gentiles. In July of 64 AD, Rome was devastated by fire. Largely made up of wooden tenements, fire was a frequent occurrence in the city. Rumor blamed the tragedy on