![TIL that Roman Emperor Nero was rumored to have captured Christians, dipped them in oil, and set them on fire to illuminate his garden at night. : r/todayilearned TIL that Roman Emperor Nero was rumored to have captured Christians, dipped them in oil, and set them on fire to illuminate his garden at night. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/ZATJoStee1w_XaIlByW6_Zl7c_8PdbuqGpXPETHaA5U.jpg?auto=webp&s=ce6ef0e8ce2c37cfd3eec2fefcd32a3c51ee4227)
TIL that Roman Emperor Nero was rumored to have captured Christians, dipped them in oil, and set them on fire to illuminate his garden at night. : r/todayilearned
What was the Roman candle? Is it the cruelest method of execution one could be put through? - Ancient Civilizations
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