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To: SunkenCiv
No, Rome wasn't at war with Christianity.

Nero burning down Rome and then blaming the Christians is a myth?

23 posted on 01/29/2023 3:44:05 PM PST by SisterK (the final variant is communism)
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To: SisterK
Nero didn't burn down Rome, he was off in one of his country estates, was told about the fire, and rushed to the city to organize the firefighting, which went on for a week or more. That's from Tacitus, who is the only ancient original source for the claim that Nero blamed Christians for the fire. So, yeah, it's a myth.

24 posted on 01/29/2023 3:59:40 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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