The christian massacre
The Christian Massacre followed the tragedy of the Great Fire due to Nero accusing the Christians for being the reason behind the fire in order to throw the blame off him (Hooker, 2001).The acts of Nero at this time caused him to be named the first Anti-Christ of his time in the eyes of the Christian Church although it should be noted that this claim is very biased due to the fact that it involves their religion (Tacitus, 1971).During this time Nero had falsely accused and punished thousands of Christians for the sake of his own entertainment. According to Tacitus, " They were made into sports; they were killed by dogs by having beasts attached to them, or they were nailed to the crosses or set aflame, and, when the daylight passed away, they were used by night time lamps," (Tacitus, 1971). This recount by Tacitus shows the vile and brutal treatment by Nero, with many of these treacherous acts being performed in his own home or in an arena for entertainment. (Hooker, 2001) These acts against the Christians did no good for Nero’s reputation with many beginning to pity the sufferers as they were "consumed not for the public good but on account of the fierceness of one man" (Tacitus, 64CE).