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OnDaFence 36M/44M
44267 posts
7/19/2018 9:42 am

Last Read:
7/20/2018 7:25 pm

Conflageration



The great fire of Rome breaks out and destroys much of the city on this day in the year 64. Despite the well-known stories, there is no evidence that the Roman emperor, Nero, either started the fire or played the fiddle while it burned. Still, he did use the disaster to further his political agenda.



The fire began in the slums of a district south of the legendary Palatine Hill. The area’s homes burned very quickly and the fire spread north, fueled by high winds. During the chaos of the fire, there were reports of heavy looting. The fire ended up raging out of control for nearly days. of Rome’s 14 districts were completely wiped out; only were untouched by the tremendous conflagration. Hundreds of people died in the fire and many thousands were left homeless.



Although popular legend holds that Emperor Nero fiddled while the city burned, this account is wrong on several accounts. First, the fiddle did not even exist at the time. Instead, Nero was well known for his talent on the lyre; he often composed his own music. More importantly, Nero was actually 35 miles away in Antium when the fire broke out. In fact, he let his palace be used as a shelter.



Legend has long blamed Nero for a couple of reasons. Nero did not like the aesthetics of the city and used the devastation of the fire in order to change much of it and institute new building codes throughout the city. Nero also used the fire to clamp down on the growing influence of Christians in Rome. He arrested, tortured and executed hundreds of Christians on the pretext that they had something to do with the fire.



OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 9:44 am

I just didn't get time to post this last night.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 9:44 am

Had it marked on my calendar.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 9:45 am

One of the advantages of self employment is self indulgence once in awhile!


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 10:00 am

and a rain day here in Iowa... The leak is fixed......... onward and upwards...
LOOK at this in the mirror................ ztruHtihStaE


Hungr4Yungr 75M
5766 posts
7/19/2018 11:41 am

That's a good one, Bret. I hope it gets some attention.


ztruHtihStaE 36M

7/19/2018 12:11 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    That's a good one, Bret. I hope it gets some attention.
Bret is #1 blogger because he posts informative and entertaining posts. A short format supported by good pictures.......... NOT copy & pasted CRAP


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 12:39 pm

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    That's a good one, Bret. I hope it gets some attention.
I Shall always try to post timely topics of interest with a diversity of themes.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/19/2018 4:25 pm

    Quoting ztruHtihStaE:
    Bret is #1 blogger because he posts informative and entertaining posts. A short format supported by good pictures.......... NOT copy & pasted CRAP
I shall now RESUME just posting positive, informative, and entertaining blogs to stimulate your mind and refresh your memory.


newboy69 69M
162 posts
7/20/2018 6:56 am

"I shall now RESUME just posting positive, informative, and entertaining blogs" - Good idea. Don't sink to their level - make them try to rise to yours.


OnDaFence 36M/44M

7/20/2018 7:25 pm

    Quoting newboy69:
    "I shall now RESUME just posting positive, informative, and entertaining blogs" - Good idea. Don't sink to their level - make them try to rise to yours.
I will keep it clean use the fake for my dirty work like hurtz does.........