According to Elwell, both Peter and Paul likely were martyred during the persecution of Christians by the Roman emperor Domitian. a) true
b) false

It's FALSE

Explanation:

Peter and Paul were persecuted and martyrized during the government of Nero. Because of the Great Fire of Rome, Nero blamed the Christians and began terrible persecution against them. According to the traditional story, in A.D. 67, in the last year of Nero's reign, St. Peter was hung upside down and beheaded at the Circus Maximus during a wave of brutal anti-Christian persecution after the burning of Rome. It is not exactly clear what happened to St. Paul but it is believed that he was martyred in A.D. 64, the year that Nero blamed the great fire of Rome on the Christian and Jews. Before he was killed St. Paul invoked his right as a Roman citizen to be beheaded. His wish was granted. According to some, Paul was martyred at the site occupied by the Monastery of the Three Fountains in Rome.

SOURCE: http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub405/entry-6292.html

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