The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City
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Paul, Saint (the apostle; aka Paulus of Tarsus; Saul of Tarsus)
and Christianity
and citizenship
death of
and Jewish Revolt
Paulinus, Suetonius
Paulus of Tarsus. See Paul, Saint
Pedius Secundus
Pedo, Albiovanus
Pelago
Peter, Saint (the apostle; aka Simeon of Galilee; Simon)
death of
and Jewish Revolt
Petilius
Petronius, Gaius (aka Gaius Petronius Arbiter)
Phalanx of Alexander the Great
Phaon
Pharsalus, Battle of
Philo Judeaus
Phoebus
Piso, Gaius
and Agrippina, murder of
and Antonia
and conspiracy
as Nero’s successor
and Seneca
suicide of
Piso, Gnaeus Calpurnius
Piso Plot
and Great Fire
and informants
and informants, rewards for
and Soranus, trial of
and Thrasea Paetus, Publius, trial of
See also Conspiracy
Plague
Plautus, Rubellius Blandus
Plebian Games (Ludi Plebii)
Pliny the Elder (aka Gaius Plinius)
and dress code
and gladiatorial contest
Pliny the Younger
and conspiracy
and Martial
Plots and revolts. See also Conspiracy
Poet(s)
Nero as
Poison
Polla (wife of Lucan)
Pollio, Annius
Pollutia, Antistia
Pollutia (daughter of Vetus)
Pompeia Paulina
and Seneca, suicide of
suicide attempt of
Pompeii
Pompey the Great
Pontifex Maximus
Pontius Pilatus (Pilate)
Poppaea Sabina (wife of Nero)
and conspiracy
death of
and divine honors
and Joseph bar Matthias
and Octavia Augustus
and shrine dedication
and Sporus
Praetorian Cavalry
and Great Fire
Praetorian Cohorts (aka Praetorian Guard)
and conspiracy
defection of
and interrogation
Praetorian Guard. See Praetorian Cohorts
Praetorian prefects
and Nero, fall of
See also individual prefects
Priests of Isis
Priests of Isis
Priscus, Gaius Helvidius
Priscus, Novius
Proconsuls
Proculus, Cervarius
Proculus, Volusius
Proserpina
Prostitutes
Proximus, Statius
Pseudo Neros
Ptolemy
Public games
Public opinion
Public sentence
Puncturers
Puteoli games
Pythagoras (Greek freedman)
Pythia (priestess)
Pythian Games
Pythias (woman of Octavia)
Quaestors
Quindecimviri
Quinquennial Games. See Neronian Games
Quintianus, Afranius
and conspiracy
and interrogation
Quirinal Hill
and Great Fire
Quo Vadis (movie)
Quo Vadis (Sienkiewicz)
Ramses II,
Recruiting officers (conquisitors)
Religious festivals. See also Festivals
Remus
Reputation, of Nero
Reservoirs
“Returned to life” legend
Revolts. See Plots and revolts
Rewards, for informants
Roman books
Roman Games. See Great Games; individual games
Roman theaters
Romanus, Fabius
Rome
AD(map)
AD(map)
and building and fire regulations
rebuilding and restoration of
See also Great Fire
Romulus
Rubria (vestal)
Rubrius Gallus
Rufus, Faenius
and conspiracy
and interrogation
and Seneca
Rufus, Verginius
Rumor mongering, against Nero
Rusticus, Fabius
and Seneca
Sabinus, Flavius
and Great Fire
and water supply system
Sallustius Crispus (aka Sallust)
Sanhedrin
Sardonychis
Saul of Tarsus. See Paul, Saint
Scaevinus, Flavius
and conspiracy
and interrogation
Schools
Scribonius brothers
Sejanus
and rumor mongering
and Seneca
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
and adultery
and Agrippina, murder of
as chief of staff
and conspiracy
estates of
and fund-raising
and Martial
and Mela
as Nero’s successor
and Pedo
poisoning attempt against
and public opinion
resignation of
in retirement
and Rusticus, Fabius
and stealthy calumnies, charge of
suicide of
summer resort of
Seneca, Lucius Annaeus (father of Seneca, above)
Senecio, Tullinus
and conspiracy
Serapis
Servian Walls
and Great Fire
Servilia (daughter of Soranus)
Servilian Gardens
Servius Tullus
Severus, Verulanus
Sewer system
Sextia (mother-in-law of Vetus)
Sextus Julius Frontinus
Sexuality, of Nero
Shopping centers
Sibylline Books
Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Silanus, Junius Torquatus
Silanus, Lucius
Silanus, Marcus Junius Torquatus
Silia
Silvanus, Gavius
and conspiracy
and interrogation
and Seneca
Singer, Nero as. See also Singing contests
Singing contest
in Achaia
in Antium
in Greece
at Isthmian Games
in Neapolis
at Theater of Pompey
Sisena, Statilius Taurus
Social system
Soranus, Barea
charges against
trial of
Sosianus, Lucius Antistius
Spain
Spartacus
Spiculus
Spirituality, of Nero
Sporus
Stage fright, and Nero
Stagnum Neronis
Statilia Messalina (mistress of Nero)
Statius Annaeus
Stoicism
Streets, and firefighting
Suetonius
and Great Fire, account of
Suetonius Paulinus
Suicide
of Nero
of Seneca
vs. execution(see also Execution)
Sulla Felix, Faustus Cornelius
Sulpicius
Summer resorts
Superstition
Syria
Jewish Revolt in (see also Jewish Revolt)
Tabularium
Tacitus, Publius Cornelius
and conspiracy
and Gre
at Fire, account of
Tarquinus Superbus (aka Tarquin the Proud)
Temple at Jerusalem
Temple of Apollo
Temple of Ceres
Temple of Claudius
Temple of Fortune
Temple of Hercules
Temple of Isis
Temple of Jupiter
Temple of Venus Genetrix
Temple of Vesta
Temples
Terpus
Teutoburg Forest
Theater
Theater at Delphi
Theater of Pompey
singing contest at(see also Singing contest)
Theater of Taurus
Theodoret of Cyrrhus
Theodosius I,
Thermus, Minucius
Thrasea Paetus, Publius
charges against
and rumor mongering
and Sibylline Books
trial of
Tiberius Caesar
and Caelian Hill
and German Cohorts
and Great Fire, account of
and Praetorian prefects
and public opinion
Tigellinus, Sophonius
and Aemilian Basilica
and Anteius
and Capito
and conspiracy
and conspirators, torture of
execution of
and fabricated accusations
and Great Fire
and interrogation
and Lucan
and Mela
and Octavia
retirement of
and rumor mongering
scheming of
and Seneca
and Silanus
and singing contest
and Sporus
and Thrasea, trial of
and Triumphal Decorations
and Vestalia banquets
Timotheus (Timothy)
Tiridates I, King (of Armenia)
crowning of
Titianus, Salvius
Titus (companion of Saint Paul)
Titus, Flavius Vespasianus (son of Vespasian)
and Jewish Revolt
Torpes
Torture
of conspirators
of Epicharis
Tower of Maecenas
Triumphal Decorations
Triumphal Way
Tullian Prison (aka Tullianum)
Tullianum. See Tullian Prison
Turpilianus, Petronius
execution of
and Triumphal Decorations
Tyrrhenian Fleet
Vatican circus
Vatinus
Venus
Vercingetorix
Vespasian, Titus Flavius
and chariot races
and conspiracy
and cult of Isis
as emperor
and gladiatorial contest
and Great Fire, account of
and Hunting Theater
and Jewish Revolt
and singing contest
and Soranus and Thrasea, trials of
Vesta
Vestalia banquets
Vestalia (Festival of Vesta)
Vestals
privileges and duties of
Vestals’ carriage (carpentum)
Vestinus
Vetus, Lucius Antistius
Via Prenestina
Via Triumphalis
Vindex, Gaius Julius
Vinicianus, Annius
Vitellius, Aulus
and cult of Isis
as emperor
Vologases, King (of Parthia)
Vulcannia
Vulcanus
Water, theft of
Water commissioner
Water contractors
Water gangs
Water license fee
Water regulations
Water rights
Water supply
and firefighting
Water-organ
Wheeled traffic
Wildfires
Wine bars
Wrestling
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Dando-Collins, Stephen.
The great fire of Rome : the fall of the emperor Nero and his city / Stephen Dando-Collins.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
eISBN : 978-0-306-81933-9
1. Rome—History—Nero, 54-68. 2. Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68. 3. Great Fire, Rome, 64. I. Title.
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