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64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire

64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire

64 Circus Maximus in Rome catches fire

Events Before

  1. 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

  2. 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

  1. 65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem

    65 Jews revolt against Rome, capturing fortress of Antonia in Jerusalem

  2. 66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    66 5th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

  3. 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

  4. 68 Roman Senate accepts Emperor Galba

    68 Roman Senate accepts Emperor Galba

  5. 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

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