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The reason for Nero's persecution of Christians may be attributed to the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD. The city was reduced to rubble and although many thought that Nero may have been responsible for the blaze, a few sources say that Christians may have confessed to the crime, although by free will or by torture is unknown. Because of this, Nero and the community placed the blame on the Christians, and thus they suffered greatly, by being crucified, thrown to dogs, and burned.
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The Germans believed that the ordeal could decide if a person was innocent or guilty.
It was found that he was not of his mother's blood. I guess in those times you were only tried if you killed your kin or blood relative.