If I recall correctly from whatever readings I remember, the christians believed that the fire of Rome was a sign of the apocolypse and went running through the streets celebrating. Of course the next day comes and you've got some red faced christians, some very upset romans, and a government looking to place the blame.Frank Hipper wrote:I've seen a decent case made on some TV show recently that it very likey COULD have been the Christians who burned Rome.
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'You're a bully putting on an air of civility while saying that everything western and/or capitalistic must be bad, and a lot of other posters (loomer, Stas Bush, Gandalf) are also going along with it for their own personal reasons (Stas in particular is looking through rose colored glasses)' - Darth Yan
It is likely, IIRC that revelation was about inspiring insurrection there and then, not the uberprophetic end of the world tome people nowadays think it is. For instance, all the stuff it mentions were present in the empire at that time, and the whole 666 thing referred to Nero.
I would not put it past the christians to have gotten the idea of cleansing rome via flames from revelation, and actually gone and done it, as a means of spurring the messiah's return (this would also fit in with Straha's post). Didn't work, obviously.
Oh. My. Godless. I just got the pun in "Nero - Burning Rom" I never ever saw that before.
I put my vote in for Bathory too.
I would not put it past the christians to have gotten the idea of cleansing rome via flames from revelation, and actually gone and done it, as a means of spurring the messiah's return (this would also fit in with Straha's post). Didn't work, obviously.
Oh. My. Godless. I just got the pun in "Nero - Burning Rom" I never ever saw that before.
I put my vote in for Bathory too.
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