Nero and the Fire of 64

Before i read more about Nero and the blame that was placed upon him for the fire, i was sort of astounded by the fact that Nero opened up his home to the citizens of the city and how that was a pretty rare thing for an emporrer to do. Then i went on to read how he was soon blamed for the fire. The rumor has never actually been confirmed but many of the facts add up. I found this whole controversy quite interesting so i did a little research. He found an easy scapegoat in the local christians. When he found that it was going to be easy to target and blame the christians. He later sent those christians to the city ampitheater. Nero literrally fed his victims to the lions. This was a "pointless, sorry affair" that was typical of Nero.

I have taken many art history classes and have ;earned about the rule of Nero but this story i had never heard. I founf it very interesting that it is such a popular story of the time, but it has never been 100% confirmed.