Episode CLXXXIX - Nero and the Great Fire of Rome (Live in Canberra)

Emperors of Rome

La Trobe University

Roman Emire, Rhiannon Evans, Biography, Emperor, La Trobe University, Roman History, Julius Caesar, Rome, Caesar, Ancient History, History, Caillan Davenport, Roman Emperors

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🗓️ 20 May 2022

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

On the night of 18 July, 64 CE, a fire broke out in the Circus Maximus at Rome. It raged for nine days, destroying or damaging ten of the city’s fourteen regions.

Was the fire just a terrible accident? Or was it deliberately lit, either by dissident Christians or by the emperor Nero, who allegedly sang while Rome burned?

Recorded on 12th April 2022, in front of a live audience at the Australian National University.

Now funding on Kickstarter: Agricola (the podcast miniseries).

Guest: Associate Professor Caillan Davenport (Head of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University).

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0:00.0	Arve podcast listeners, a quick notice before we get started with today's podcast.
0:05.7	We are crowdfunding a podcast mini-series on the life and career of the Roman General
0:10.4	Agricola.
0:11.8	Its five episodes long will be available to supporters only and you can find that now
0:16.6	on Kickstarter.
0:17.6	There will be a link in episode show notes and also on our social media channels.
0:23.6	Crowdfunding finishes in about 10 days time and we have a special announcement.
0:28.0	The introductions of our episodes will be performed by the actor Ian McNeese, who played
0:32.3	the new reader in HBO's Rome.
0:35.3	So please give your support, I'm very much looking forward to hearing it myself, and now
0:39.4	here's the podcast.
0:41.4	Arve, and welcome to Emperors of Rome, a Roman history podcast from Latroube University.
0:52.4	I'm your host Matt Smith, and with me today is associate professor Kaelin Davenport, head
0:57.9	of the Centre for Classical Studies at the Australian National University.
1:02.3	This is episode C-L-X-X-X-I-X, Nero and the Great Fire of Rome.
1:09.3	On the night of the 18th July 64 CE, a fire broke out in the circus Maximus at Rome.
1:15.8	It raged for nine days, destroying or damaging 10 of the city's 14 regions.
1:21.6	Was this fire just an accident?
1:23.7	Or was it deliberately lit, either by dissident Christians or by Emperor Nero himself, who
1:28.9	allegedly sang while Rome burned?
1:32.0	This podcast was recorded on 12 April 2022 in front of a live audience at the Australian
1:37.8	National University in Canberra, here's Kaelin Davenport.
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