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NARRATOR: Some ancient
historians claimed Nero had started and spread the fire deliberately. Modern investigations have
since cast doubt on his guilt. Rome was a cramped
tinderbox ready to ignite with any careless spark
from countless open fires. Nero even opened public buildings and his
own estates as shelters, and housed those made homeless. But the rumors of his
involvement were fanned by Nero's enemies in the immediate aftermath, incensed by excess spending and taxation, and now outraged by the
building of the Domus Aurea. Nero and his palace were now in peril
historians claimed Nero had started and spread the fire deliberately. Modern investigations have
since cast doubt on his guilt. Rome was a cramped
tinderbox ready to ignite with any careless spark
from countless open fires. Nero even opened public buildings and his
own estates as shelters, and housed those made homeless. But the rumors of his
involvement were fanned by Nero's enemies in the immediate aftermath, incensed by excess spending and taxation, and now outraged by the
building of the Domus Aurea. Nero and his palace were now in peril
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NARRATOR: Some ancient
historians claimed Nero had
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started and spread the fire deliberately.
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Modern investigations have
since cast doubt on his guilt.
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Rome was a cramped
tinderbox ready to ignite with
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any careless spark
from countless open fires.
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Nero even opened public buildings and his
own estates as shelters,
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and housed those made homeless.
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But the rumors of his
involvement were fanned by
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Nero's enemies in the immediate aftermath,
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incensed by excess spending and taxation,
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and now outraged by the
building of the Domus Aurea.
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Nero and his palace were now in peril.
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Movie Summary
An international team of archaeologists attempt to uncover the lost secrets of the Roman Empire.
