Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Series Editor’s Foreword ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Timeline xiii
7. Prologue 1
8. I Introduction 7
9. THE FIRE
10. II Fires in Ancient Rome 27
11. III The Great Fire 57
12. IV Responsibility 114
13. THE AFTERMATH
14. V The Christians and the Great Fire 143
15. VI The New Rome 175
16. VII The Significance of the Great Fire 223
17. Epilogue. The Great Fire as an Enduring Cultural Phenomenon 253
18. Principal Sources: Tacitus, Suetonius, and Dio 259
19. Notes 269
20. Glossary 305
21. Bibliography 311
22. Index 335