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What disastrous event was Nero widely blamed for causing?

Retry Correct Incorrect According to the Smithsonian Magazine, part of Nero’s infamy came from the suspected role he had in starting a great fire in 64 CE that destroyed a significant part of the Roman capital. Indeed, he’s famously described as callously playing his lyre while the city burned. In reality, he was 30 miles away from Rome when the fire started and worked to help rebuild it.

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What disastrous event was Nero widely blamed for causing?

• The Second Roman Civil War
• A succession crisis due to excessive executions of political rivals
• The Antonine Plague
• The Great Roman Fire of 64 CE