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64
Great Fire of Rome
- Nero was the emperor at this time, and was blamed for this disaster
- There was a circus that night which burned
- The fire was started by flammable goods in stores catching on fire
- The fire burned for 6 days, stopped, and then burned for 3 more days until it was finally put out,
- People were caught spreading the fire and trying to stop people from putting the fire out.
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272
Constantine the Great
- Constantine was the first Christian Emperor of the Roman empire because he accepted Christianity and brought it into Roman culture
- He worked to spread Christianity and created the Edict of Milan to do so.
- He ruled the empire even longer than Augustus.
- In May 22, 337 AD, Constantine died by terminal illness.
- He brought peace and prosperity to the government and ending all of the anti-Christianity laws.
