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RM2HBNYGD–Nero's Torches by Henryk Siemiradzki, a painting depicting the execution of christians who were blamed for the Great Fire of Rome in 64AD
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RM2JCT75N–Magic lanterns. 19th century. The emperor Nero contemplating the fire of Rome, July 18, 64. (glass painting). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
!["Nero after the Burning of Rome", by Carl Piloty, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting. '...the tyrant is represented stalking forth...to survey the desolation left by the flames, which still rage in the distance...he sweeps along without pity, horror, or remorse. Softly, like a prowling tiger, he treads over crumbling, tesselated pavement, and among fallen calcined capitals and architrave. There is a covert and furtive buoyancy in the bloated figure, which seems strangely belied by the rounded, unmanly, disproportionate arm hanging all so nerveless and Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2WRGXB5/quotnero-after-the-burning-of-romequot-by-carl-piloty-in-the-late-international-exhibition-1862-engraving-of-a-painting-the-tyrant-is-represented-stalking-forthto-survey-the-desolation-left-by-the-flames-which-still-rage-in-the-distancehe-sweeps-along-without-pity-horror-or-remorse-softly-like-a-prowling-tiger-he-treads-over-crumbling-tesselated-pavement-and-among-fallen-calcined-capitals-and-architrave-there-is-a-covert-and-furtive-buoyancy-in-the-bloated-figure-which-seems-strangely-belied-by-the-rounded-unmanly-disproportionate-arm-hanging-all-so-nerveless-and-2WRGXB5.jpg ""Nero after the Burning of Rome", by Carl Piloty, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting. '...the tyrant is represented stalking forth...to survey the desolation left by the flames, which still rage in the distance...he sweeps along without pity, horror, or remorse. Softly, like a prowling tiger, he treads over crumbling, tesselated pavement, and among fallen calcined capitals and architrave. There is a covert and furtive buoyancy in the bloated figure, which seems strangely belied by the rounded, unmanly, disproportionate arm hanging all so nerveless and Stock Photo")
RM2WRGXB5–"Nero after the Burning of Rome", by Carl Piloty, in the late International Exhibition, 1862. Engraving of a painting. '...the tyrant is represented stalking forth...to survey the desolation left by the flames, which still rage in the distance...he sweeps along without pity, horror, or remorse. Softly, like a prowling tiger, he treads over crumbling, tesselated pavement, and among fallen calcined capitals and architrave. There is a covert and furtive buoyancy in the bloated figure, which seems strangely belied by the rounded, unmanly, disproportionate arm hanging all so nerveless and
RMG5JBY8–Im Jahr 64 nach Christus zündete der wahnsinnige Kaiser Nero die Stadt Rom an und konnte den Christen dafür die Schuld geben. In the year 64 the mad emperor Nero burnt down the city of Rome and accused the Christians to have done this.
RM2E15XK0–Neo-attic marble krater from the Villa of Poppaea is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned',
RM2AN63J1–The ancient world, from the earliest times to 800 AD . me, Nero was believedto have ordered the de-struction, in order thathe might rebuild in moremagnificent fashion. Onbetter authority he wasreported to have enjoyedthe spectacle from theroof of his palace, withmusic and dancing, sing-ing meanwhile a poemhe had composed on the^ Burning of Troy.The new sect of Chris-tians also were accused of starting the fire, out of their sup-posed hatred for the human race. To many, some colorwas given to the accusation by the talk of the Christians aboutan approaching destruction of the world. To turn atte
RM2E15XJE–'Next victims of the Colosseum' painted by Henryk H. Siemiradzki presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while R
RM2E15XK9–Marble statue of Venus, from the Villa of Poppaea, is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned',
RM2E15XK5–Fresco depicting chariot race is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles wer
RM2E15XK8–Portrait of Nero presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t invented f
RM2E15XMG–A painting of the Colosseum painted by Henryk H. Siemiradzki presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome
RM2E15XMF–Fresco depicting Achilles on Skyros (Pompeii, House if the Dioscuri)is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled wh
RM2E15XKJ–Altar dedicated to the sun, depicted with Nero's features pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burn
RM2E15XKT–Portrait of Nero presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t invented f
RM2E15XK3–Portrait of Nero presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t invented f
RM2E15XJJ–Male statue , from Anzio, is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t
RM2E15XKK–Parts of the Domus Tiberiana, or Palace of Tiberius where Nero lived when he was a child, is pictured in Rome,Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emp
RM2E15XKC–'The Death of Nero' an oil painting by Achille Jemoli is presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burn
RM2E15XJ9–Fresco depicting the dioscuri, from Pompeii, pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although
RM2E15XMC–A view of the Colosseum as part of the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD),which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t invent
RM2E15XM5–A view of the Domus Transitoria, Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', al
RM2E15XKM–Objects found on the floor of residential rooms and in the layers of fire damage after Rome has been consumed by flames in 64 AD are pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his gar
RM2E15XM6–Video of the Domus Transitoria ,the first Neron's palace is pictured in the Neronian Cryptoporticus in Rome, Italy on april 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight.
RM2E15XM3–A view of the Domus Tiberiana , Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', alt
RM2E15XJA–A marble statue of a youth in heroic pose, so-called Britannicus is pictured in the Neronian Cryptoporticus in Rome, Italy on april 12,2011.The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as t
RM2E15XJW–A marble statue of a youth so-called Britannicus is pictured in the Neronian Cryptoporticus in Rome, Italy on april 12,2011.The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who
RM2E15XJ7–A view of the Domus Transitoria, Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', al
RM2E15XM8–Head of a sleeping girl, from Subiaco, so-called Villa of Nerone, is pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled whil
RM2E15XJR–Objects found on the floor of residential rooms and in the layers of fire damage after Rome has been consumed by flames in 64 AD are pictured at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his gar
RM2E15XMA–A view of the Domus Transitoria, Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', al
RM2E15XJP–A view of the Domus Transitoria, Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', al
RM2E15XJY–A view of the Domus Transitoria, Roman Emperor Nero's palace in Rome, Italy on April 12,2011. The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', al
RM2E15XKD–'Nero in Baia' painted by Jan Styka is presented at the exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), which opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fidd
RM2E15XKB–The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome ,Italy on April 12, 2011 across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome burned', although fiddles weren?t invented for more than 1000 years after his de
RM2E15XJT–A marble statue of a priestess is pictured in the Neronian Cryptoporticus in Rome, Italy on april 12,2011.The exhibit 'Nerone', examining the life and dark legends of Emperor Nero (37-68 AD), opens in Rome across five different landmarks of the ancient imperial capital. Nero has been infamous throughout history for tyranny, extravagance, cold-blooded murder, and cruel persecution of Christians. Ancient Roman historians accused him of killing his mother, stepbrother and two wives, and of burning Christians at night in his garden for firelight. He was known as the emperor 'who fiddled while Rome
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