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The Return of Nero’s ‘Blame the Christians!’ Mentality

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The Return of Nero’s ‘Blame the Christians!’ Mentality
The memorial service for Constable Rachel McCrow and Constable Matthew Arnold in Brisbane, Australia, on Dec. 21, 2022. AAP Image/Supplied by the Queensland Police Service
Rocco Loiacono
By Rocco Loiacono
2/20/2023Updated: 2/20/2023
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In July of 64AD, a great fire swept through the city of Rome. It broke out in the merchant shops (probably a bakery) near the Circus Maximus and raged for more than a week. The inhabitants of the city at the time lived mostly in wooden houses and shacks, easy prey for fire.

Rocco Loiacono
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Rocco Loiacono is a legal academic from Perth, Australia, and is a translator from Italian to English. His work on translation, linguistics, and law have been widely published in peer-reviewed journals.
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