medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Phyllis G. Jestice wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Today (30. June) is the feast day of:
>
> the martyrs of Rome under Nero (d. 64-68). This feast commemorates
> all the martyrs of the Neronic persecution who weren't either Paul or
> Peter. Apparently the feast existed previously, but in 1969 was moved
> to the day after the feasts of P&P. It started with the great fire of
> Rome, which burned down about 2/3 of the city. Nero apparently
> started denouncing Christians to avert the suspicion that he had
> started the fire himself. Christians were hunted down and killed in
> nasty ways, including being smeared with wax and lit as candles during
> a party, crucifixion, and beast shows. The number of victims is unknown.
Are there contemporary non-Christian sources for this?
DW
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