Emperor Nero Flashcards
When there were issues the Roman empires blame
Christians
Who ruled over different areas on behalf of the Empire
Govenets
What happens at the start of the 2nd century
A Roman govener named Pliny was given a notebook filled with the name of christians
What did Pliny do with the notebook
Chose 2 Christian’s girls and tortues them until they give him information about what Christian’s believed and how they worship
What did this help Pliny do
Develop of a test
What was Pliny test
Make the person worship Roman gods
Offer incense and wine to statue of the Roman Empire(Trajan)
Deny following jesus
What happened if they did/did not do these things on Pliny test
If they did they were freed
If they didn’t they were executed as christians
Groups who still face persecution
Race(black/white people)
Religions(Christian’s islams)
Gender(girls,boys,they/them)
Why isn’t christian persecution talked about
Because we as country have a conical past leading nervousness about the topic
What year was Jesus crucified I
Approx 33Ad
What year was emperor Nero on the throne
64AD
What did people think of Nero and what happened in his reign
He was unpopular and his reign a large fire broke out that’s destroyed large parts of Rome
What where the rumours
Nero started started the fire and blamed (scapegoated)christians
What orders did Nero give
That Christian’s should be rounded and put to death
Nero executed people by
Boiled in oil
Crucification
Thrown to wild animals
Stoning
Ignited by torches
Worked to death
Made into candles
