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but hundreds, thousands of victims.
You know about Christians.
:15:10
l've told you of their crimes.
:15:12
They prophecy the world
will end in fire.
:15:17
The people suspect you...
let them blame someone else.
:15:24
Zeus!
:15:28
Apollo!
:15:30
Athene!
:15:33
Persephone!
:15:36
What has the poor city done to them?
Why did they destroy it?
:15:44
- They hate you and all mankind.
- Letjustice be done.
:15:49
- Punish the arsonists.
- Yes!
:15:51
Do justice.
:15:54
What pain, what torture befit
such a crime?
:16:04
You have found the victims,
that is good.
:16:08
You have the power,
the praetorians, the strength.
:16:12
Let the Christians be tortured,
:16:16
but have the courage to admit
:16:18
that they did not burn Rome.
:16:22
By the divine Clio...
:16:24
no one has dared to carry out such
a deed since the beginning of time.
:16:29
Have the courage
or the future will say,
:16:32
''Nero burnt Rome'',
:16:35
''but being a pusillanimous
ruler and poet,''
:16:39
''he cowardly denied
his magnificent deed''
:16:42
- ''and blamed the innocent.''
- Let me leave.
:16:47
l cannot stand you being called
a pusillanimous arsonist
:16:52
- and a comedian.
- Tigellinus,
:16:55
- you are acting like a comedian now.
- Because l refuse to listen?