Are You Enough Of A Roman Empire Buff To Pass This Expert-Level Quiz?
Who did Nero blame for Rome’s Great Fire of 64 CE?
Retry
Correct
Incorrect
Nero may have been unfairly blamed for Rome’s Great Fire, but the Smithsonian Magazine noted that he was just as prone to scapegoating then-popular targets for things they didn’t do as his political rivals were. And since he had the power of the empire behind him, the Christians he blamed were executed rather than just disliked.
Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images
Fototeca Gilardi/Getty Images
Who did Nero blame for Rome’s Great Fire of 64 CE?
- The Senate
- Attila The Hun
- Christians
- Pyrrhus
Scroll down to continue on!
