Great Fire of Rome

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The Great Fire of Rome was a devastating blaze in 64 AD that destroyed large parts of the city and became infamous for its association with Emperor Nero and subsequent persecution of Christians.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Great Fire of Rome canonical 14
Great Fire of 64 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disaster in Rome
historical event
urban fire
affectedArea Circus Maximus area
Palatine Hill vicinity
aftermathActionByNero initiated reconstruction program
opened his gardens to refugees
organized food supplies
alsoKnownAs Great Fire of 64
linked to: Great Fire of Rome
associatedWith persecution of Christians
blamedOn Christians
linked to: Christianity
cause disputed
consequence introduction of new building regulations
major rebuilding of Rome
widespread homelessness
country Roman Empire
culturalImpact enduring legend of Nero "fiddling" while Rome burned
destroyed large parts of Rome
many insulae
several districts of Rome
emperorDuringEvent Nero
endDate 64-07-27
historicalDebate whether Nero was responsible
instrumentInLegend lyre
ledToConstructionOf Domus Aurea
location Rome
mentionedInWork Cassius Dio's Roman History
Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars
linked to: De vita Caesarum

Tacitus' Annals
linked to: Annals by Tacitus
numberOfDistrictsDestroyed 3
numberOfDistrictsHeavilyDamaged 7
popularRumor Nero ordered the fire
possibleCause accident
arson
primarySource Cassius Dio
Suetonius
Tacitus
reignOf Nero
religiousImpact early Christian martyrdoms in Rome
significance key event in history of Christian persecution in Rome
major turning point in urban development of Rome
startDate 64 AD
64-07-18
timePeriod reign of Nero
linked to: Nero
tookPlaceIn Julio-Claudian dynasty period
first century AD
usedAsPretextBy Nero

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nero knownFor Great Fire of Rome
Nero associatedEvent Great Fire of Rome
Circus Maximus rebuiltAfter Great Fire of Rome
Julio-Claudian dynasty notableEvent Great Fire of Rome
Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus notableEvent Great Fire of Rome
Lucius notableFor Great Fire of Rome
Lucius associatedWithEvent Great Fire of Rome
Great Fire of Rome alsoKnownAs Great Fire of 64
linked to: Great Fire of Rome
Domus Aurea builtAfter Great Fire of Rome
Domus Aurea associatedWith Great Fire of Rome
Annals includesEvent Great Fire of Rome
subject linked to: Annals by Tacitus
Domus Aurea constructionBeganAfter Great Fire of Rome
subject linked to: golden house
Imperial court of Nero associatedWithEvent Great Fire of Rome
Tigellinus associatedWith Great Fire of Rome
The Fire of Rome depicts Great Fire of Rome