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To: tsigprofit who wrote (18197)7/18/2005 9:23:53 AM
From: Bucky Katt  Read Replies (1) of 20773
 
This date year 64 - The Great fire of Rome burned completely out of control, while Roman Emperor Nero reportedly played his lyre and sang as he watched the blaze from a safe distance.
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The Great Fire of Rome erupted on the night of 18 July, in the year 64, among the shops clustered around the Circus Maximus. The fire quickly spread throughout densely populated areas of the city, with their ancient winding lanes, due to the fact that many Romans lived in insulae, flammable apartment buildings of three to five floors, with wooden floors and partitions. These conditions allowed the fire to rage for six days before coming under control; then the fire reignited and burned for another three. The ancient Temple of Jupiter Stator and the hearth of the Vestal Virgins were both gone. Two thirds of Rome had been destroyed.
The fire is blamed on the Christians; a small but growing religious movement.
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