CLAS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Toga, Naumachia, Appian Way
23 Jan 2017
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Nero watches and composes song of the burning of troy! (plays lyre) The great fire of rome was an urban fire that started on the night between. 18 and 19 july in the year 64 ad. It caused widespread devastation, before being brought under control after six days. Emperor nero for initiating the fire or credit him with organizing measures to contain it and provide relief for refugees. In response to the accusations that he was responsible for the fire, nero blamed the devastation on the. Christian community in the city, initiating the empire"s first persecution against the christians. While it is not known whether nero started the fire, he did take advantage of the space it cleared. He started work on a new palace called the domus aurea (golden palace), which was said, at the entranceway, to have included a 120- foot-long (37 meters) column that contained a statue of him.
