Blood of the Martyrs: Nero and the Christian Purge | A Tale from Ancient Rome

Roman Emperor Nero Persecutes Christians in Rome, 64 AD Nero rules the Roman Empire. In the wake of a Great Fire that blazes through the city, he finds an unwitting scapegoat to draw the blame of angry Romans: a mysterious, distrusted religious minority known to history as the Christians. A legendary tale of cruelty unfolds as Nero unleashes a violent purge of the Christians upon the city.

A story from ancient Rome (64 AD), based on Tacitus' Annals (Book 15) and Suetonius' Life of Nero, featuring: Nero, St. Peter, St. Paul

Special thanks to Anchises for contributing this story!

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CREDITS
Video footage from Assassin's Creed Origins (Ubisoft, 2017)
Music by Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/)

Thumbnail Image (Creative Commons/Royalty-Free):
The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer (Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1883)

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Image: Kylix with Apollo playing the lyre and pouring a libation: c. 470 BCE, Delphi Archeological Museum (https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...)
Video: Coast of Santorini, Greece (https://www.videvo.net/video/greece-s...)
Font: Monograms Toolbox (Manfred Klein; https://www.dafont.com/monograms-tool...)

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