2007-11-30 15:10:51 · 6 answers · asked by Jim M 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No one really knows for absolutely sure exactly what happened, but most historians believe that a raging mob of Christians burned it to the ground. This is what the famed historian Edward Gibbon put forth in his book "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire."
2007-11-30 15:13:12 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ kirichiri ♥ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they think it was the Romans that did during the reign of Cleopatra. The Roman soldiers did as a seige on the city when Octavion's army was coming after Marc Antony
2007-11-30 15:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out wikipedia
2007-11-30 15:13:41 · answer #3 · answered by gabluesmanxlt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was attacked by a christian mob
2007-11-30 17:36:24 · answer #4 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very slowly.
2007-11-30 15:44:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
raging people ...
2007-11-30 15:18:23 · answer #6 · answered by matthew v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋