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Nero's Fire and the Christian Persecution of 64 AD
In this episode, Lucas and Luna tackle one of history's most charged episodes: the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD and Nero's alleged persecution of Christians. What really happened? The hosts sift through the fragmentary accounts of Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio, weighing the evidence for Nero's involvement. They explore the topography of the fire — how it started in the Circus Maximus shops, raged for six days, and destroyed three of Rome's fourteen districts. They examine Nero's relief efforts: emergency grain distribution, temporary housing, and a new building…
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