Great Fire of Rome
E76424
The Great Fire of Rome was a devastating blaze in 64 AD that destroyed large parts of the city and became infamous for its association with Emperor Nero and subsequent persecution of Christians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Fire of Rome canonical | 14 |
| Great Fire of 64 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T611020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Great Fire of Rome Context triple: [Nero, knownFor, Great Fire of Rome]
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Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a devastating 1666 conflagration that destroyed much of the medieval City of London and led to major urban rebuilding and fire-safety reforms.
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Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
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C.
Sack of Rome 455 AD
The Sack of Rome in 455 AD was a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire, when the Vandal king Genseric led his forces in a two-week plundering of the city.
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Sack of Rome 410 AD
The Sack of Rome in 410 AD was a pivotal moment in late antiquity when the Visigoths under King Alaric captured and looted the city, symbolizing the declining power of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall
The Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of England’s principal royal residence, effectively ending the Palace of Whitehall’s role as the main seat of the monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Fire of Rome Target entity description: The Great Fire of Rome was a devastating blaze in 64 AD that destroyed large parts of the city and became infamous for its association with Emperor Nero and subsequent persecution of Christians.
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A.
Great Fire of London
The Great Fire of London was a devastating 1666 conflagration that destroyed much of the medieval City of London and led to major urban rebuilding and fire-safety reforms.
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B.
Great Holland Fire of 1871
The Great Holland Fire of 1871 was a devastating conflagration that destroyed much of Holland, Michigan, during the same period as the Great Chicago Fire and other major Midwest fires.
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C.
Sack of Rome 455 AD
The Sack of Rome in 455 AD was a pivotal event in the decline of the Western Roman Empire, when the Vandal king Genseric led his forces in a two-week plundering of the city.
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D.
Sack of Rome 410 AD
The Sack of Rome in 410 AD was a pivotal moment in late antiquity when the Visigoths under King Alaric captured and looted the city, symbolizing the declining power of the Western Roman Empire.
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E.
Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall
The Great Fire of 1698 at Whitehall was a devastating blaze that destroyed much of England’s principal royal residence, effectively ending the Palace of Whitehall’s role as the main seat of the monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disaster in Rome
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ urban fire ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Regio XI Circus Maximus
ⓘ
surface form:
Circus Maximus area
Palatine Hill vicinity ⓘ |
| aftermathActionByNero |
initiated reconstruction program
ⓘ
opened his gardens to refugees ⓘ organized food supplies ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Fire of Rome
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Fire of 64
|
| associatedWith | persecution of Christians ⓘ |
| blamedOn |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
|
| cause | disputed ⓘ |
| consequence |
introduction of new building regulations
ⓘ
major rebuilding of Rome ⓘ widespread homelessness ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | enduring legend of Nero "fiddling" while Rome burned ⓘ |
| destroyed |
large parts of Rome
ⓘ
many insulae ⓘ several districts of Rome ⓘ |
| emperorDuringEvent | Nero ⓘ |
| endDate | 64-07-27 ⓘ |
| historicalDebate | whether Nero was responsible ⓘ |
| instrumentInLegend | lyre ⓘ |
| ledToConstructionOf | Domus Aurea ⓘ |
| location | Rome ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
Cassius Dio’s Roman History
ⓘ
surface form:
Cassius Dio's Roman History
De vita Caesarum ⓘ
surface form:
Suetonius' The Twelve Caesars
Annals by Tacitus ⓘ
surface form:
Tacitus' Annals
|
| numberOfDistrictsDestroyed | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfDistrictsHeavilyDamaged | 7 ⓘ |
| popularRumor | Nero ordered the fire ⓘ |
| possibleCause |
accident
ⓘ
arson ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Cassius Dio
ⓘ
Suetonius ⓘ Tacitus ⓘ |
| reignOf | Nero ⓘ |
| religiousImpact | early Christian martyrdoms in Rome ⓘ |
| significance |
key event in history of Christian persecution in Rome
ⓘ
major turning point in urban development of Rome ⓘ |
| startDate |
64 AD
ⓘ
64-07-18 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Nero
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Nero
|
| tookPlaceIn |
Julio-Claudian dynasty
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surface form:
Julio-Claudian dynasty period
first century AD ⓘ |
| usedAsPretextBy | Nero ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Fire of Rome Description of subject: The Great Fire of Rome was a devastating blaze in 64 AD that destroyed large parts of the city and became infamous for its association with Emperor Nero and subsequent persecution of Christians.
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