Nero
In Our Time: History
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The Punishment of Criminals
He crucified them, a he had wild beasts attacked them. He lit them up as flaming torches to light up his gardens in the night. And he invited people to come and look at this as a spectacle. This is one of the very earliest testimonies we have for persecution of christians. They're more used to persecuting jews at this date. But there was sympathy for them. Because nero, when he overstepped the mark, he went too far with it? We od yes. Yes, he took a vicious delight in it.
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