Year 64 (LXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Roman Empire July 18—Great fire of Rome: A fire begins in the merchant area of Rome and soon burns completely out of control, while Emperor Nero allegedly plays his lyre and sings as he watches the blaze from a safe distance. There is no hard evidence to support this claim: fires were very common in Rome at the time. The fire destroys close to one-half of the cit… (More on 64)