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When Rome Burned: Nero, Fear, and the Birth of Christian Martyrdom

When Rome Burned: Nero, Fear, and the Birth of Christian Martyrdom

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The fire started quietly. By dawn, it was unstoppable. By the end of the week, Rome was unrecognizable. In this episode, we walk through the Great Fire of Rome and the moment that changed Christian history forever. As suspicion turned toward Emperor Nero, he redirected blame onto Christians — unleashing arrests, executions, and public spectacles of terror. This is the origin story of Christian martyrdom, told through politics, eyewitness accounts, and the psychology of a frightened empire.

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