64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire
64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire
64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire
Events Before
54 Agrippina the Younger murders her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, with poison to secure the succession for her son N
54 Agrippina the Younger murders her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, with poison to secure the succession for her son Nero
60 St. Paul is thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta
Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa.
Events After
65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem
65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem
66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet
68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed
68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
68 Roman Senate accepts Emperor Galba
68 Roman Senate accepts Emperor Galba
68 BC Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia
68 BC Battle of Artaxata: Lucullus averts the bad omen of this day by defeating Tigranes the Great of Armenia
More from the 60s
69 Roman garrison at Mainz (Mogontiacum) rises in rebellion, refusing allegiance to Emperor Galba
69 Roman garrison at Mainz (Mogontiacum) rises in rebellion, refusing allegiance to Emperor Galba
60 St. Paul is thought to have been shipwrecked at Malta
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68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed
68 Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, imploring his secretary Epaphroditus to slit his throat to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging
64 Great Fire of Rome begins under the Emperor Nero
Early Christians were heavily persecuted throughout the Roman Empire until the 3rd century.
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