Fire in Rome in 64 Ad and the Deaths of Peter and Paul Roman Fire in 64 Ad
Fire in Rome in 64 AD and the Deaths of Peter and Paul Roman Fire in 64 AD
Table of Contents
Fire in Rome in 64 AD……………………………………………………………………….…...1
Death of the Apostle Peter…………………………...…………………………………………...2
Death of the Apostle Paul.…………..……………………………………………………….…...4
References…………………………………………………….…………………………….…….7
Fire in Rome in 64 AD and the Deaths 1
Fire in Rome in 64 AD and the Deaths of Peter and Paul Roman Fire in 64 AD
In 64 AD, Rome was under the kingship of Caesar Nero who reigned until 68 AD. At his time, the region was experiencing flaring environmental temperatures such that Nero had moved his dwelling to the city of Antium that was located alongside the coastal line and thereby being cooler. The fire started during the night in the area of Circus Maximus yet to the Roman natives who often experienced such fires ignited by the soaring temperatures during the summer period, it would not have been a major issue if it had been controlled. However, the fire spread easily to an extensive area of Rome due to the strong dry winds such that the inferno lasted for six days. Seventy five percent of Rome was razed in this fire (Harris, 2008). Messengers were dispatched to the Caesar to inform him about the fire; and he responded fast by moving back to the area while still enquiring for more assistance from his superiors. The fire’s source has never been identified although at the given time, Roman natives held the ground that Nero had ordered for the city’s razing in order to wipe out the dismal housing structures that the biggest part of the city covered because most of the Roman citizens were very poor. In their stead, the Caesar had proposed to erect his majestic villas and gazebos (Joy, 2009).
Tacitus in his publication known as the Annals offers this account and supports the view that the fire had been instigated by the Caesar (Ussher, 2003). Being a native
Table of Contents
Fire in Rome in 64 AD……………………………………………………………………….…...1
Death of the Apostle Peter…………………………...…………………………………………...2
Death of the Apostle Paul.…………..……………………………………………………….…...4
References…………………………………………………….…………………………….…….7
Fire in Rome in 64 AD and the Deaths 1
Fire in Rome in 64 AD and the Deaths of Peter and Paul Roman Fire in 64 AD
In 64 AD, Rome was under the kingship of Caesar Nero who reigned until 68 AD. At his time, the region was experiencing flaring environmental temperatures such that Nero had moved his dwelling to the city of Antium that was located alongside the coastal line and thereby being cooler. The fire started during the night in the area of Circus Maximus yet to the Roman natives who often experienced such fires ignited by the soaring temperatures during the summer period, it would not have been a major issue if it had been controlled. However, the fire spread easily to an extensive area of Rome due to the strong dry winds such that the inferno lasted for six days. Seventy five percent of Rome was razed in this fire (Harris, 2008). Messengers were dispatched to the Caesar to inform him about the fire; and he responded fast by moving back to the area while still enquiring for more assistance from his superiors. The fire’s source has never been identified although at the given time, Roman natives held the ground that Nero had ordered for the city’s razing in order to wipe out the dismal housing structures that the biggest part of the city covered because most of the Roman citizens were very poor. In their stead, the Caesar had proposed to erect his majestic villas and gazebos (Joy, 2009).
Tacitus in his publication known as the Annals offers this account and supports the view that the fire had been instigated by the Caesar (Ussher, 2003). Being a native
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