After the great fire of Rome, Nero executes Christians in the city; Tacitus records the scapegoating and the deaths.
Tagged: Persecution Christian
The Event
- Date
- 64 (exact)
- Era
- Apostolic; Standard ecumenical periodization
- Location
- Rome
- Traditions
- Christianity
- Key figures
- Nero, Peter and Paul (by tradition)
- Key texts
- Tacitus, Annals 15.44
Primary Sources
- Tacitus, Annals 15.44
Secondary Sources
- Frend, The Rise of Christianity (Fortress, 1984)
Provenance: HIST-0005; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-26.
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