Quo Vadis

The Roman Empire in the late second century CE, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius and the early reign of Commodus.

A major fire devastated much of Rome in July 64 CE. Tacitus reports that Nero blamed Christians and subjected many to brutal punishments, making the event central to the historical memory of the Neronian persecution.

Roman emperor from 54 to 68 CE whose reign forms the political setting for the story and whose government persecuted Christians in Rome after the Great Fire.

Haupt- und bevölkerungsreichste Stadt Italiens