c Persius dies at the age of 29. 1 *
209th Olympiad 9 d Baths built by Nero, which he called the Neronian Baths. 19 63
d Statius Surculus Tholosanus celebratedly taught rhetoric in Gaul. *
e In Rome, Nero takes part in a competition of cithara-players, and defeats everyone.
3 e Earthquake at Rome and eclipse of the sun. 13 57 f Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, the Cordovan poet, caught in the Pisonian conspiracy, presented the veins of his arms to a physician for cutting. *
4 f Nero kills his mother Agrippina and the sister of his father. 14 58
5 g Nero was given to such excessive luxury that he used to bathe with both hot and cold ointments, and fish with golden nets which he set using purple for the rigging. * 15 59 2080 10 g Nero set the greatest part of Rome on fire, so that he might get a look at something like the burning of Troy. (*) 20 64
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h In Asia, three cities were ruined in an earthquake; Laodicea, Hierapolis and Colossae.
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h At Rome Nero competes with the cithara and wins. i Cestius Florus succeeds Albinus as procurator of Judaea, in whose time the Jews rebelled against the Romans.
i Albinus succeeds Festus in the magistracy of Judaea.
7 k James, the brother of the Lord, whom everyone used to call the Just, is 17 61 k Junius Annaeus Gallio, the brother of Seneca the outstanding declaimer, killed himself with
(1) Late manuscripts insert after the word Persius "Volaterranus, the satirical poet,".
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his own hand. * 14 a The philosophers Musonius and Plutarch are considered distinguished. 24 68
a 211th Olympiad. It was not held, Nero deferring it until he could be present.
b L. Annaeus Mella, brother of Seneca and Gallio, was awarded by Nero the property of the poet Lucan, his son. *
11 b Only two provinces added under Nero, Pontus Polemoniacus, and the Cottian Alps after king Cottius had died. 1 * 21 65
c 1 1st persecution, by Nero c Over all his other crimes, Nero also is the first to carry out a persecution against the Christians, in which Peter and Paul gloriously died at Rome.
c Many nobles killed by Nero at Rome.
d In the Olympics, Nero is crowned, defeating heralds, citharists, tragedians, and various charioteers in competition.
d Vespasian is made Master of Soldiers by Nero against the Jews, who were rebelling because they could not bear the avarice of Cestius Florus.
12 e L. Annaeus Seneca of Corduba, teacher of Nero, and uncle of the poet Lucan, perished by an incision of the veins and by a draught of poison. * 22 66