@gaiusflavius: In 64 AD a great fire started in Rome. When the fire was finally extinguished six days later, 10 of Rome’s 14 districts had burned. There are numerous accounts blaming Nero for the fire but it is likely a myth. According to Roman historian Tacitus, Nero was away from Rome, in Antium, when the fire broke out. Nero returned to the city and took measures to bring in food supplies and to open gardens and public buildings to accommodate refugees Emperor Nero blamed the devastation on the Christian community in the city, initiating the empire's first persecution against the Christians. Other contemporary historians blamed Nero's incompetence but it is commonly agreed by historians now that Rome was so tightly packed a fire was inevitable. #Nero #romanempire #History #romanmemes #ancientrome #historymemes #rome

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