The Historian Tacitus Related an Incident in Which Nero Used

question 64

Multiple Choice

The historian Tacitus related an incident in which Nero used a city fire ________.

• A) as inspiration for a poem
• B) as an excuse to kill Christians
• C) to promote his new fire department
• D) as light to read by

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