 Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea ( c . 275 – 339 ) was the first to write explicitly that Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of Nero . He states that Nero 's persecution led to Peter and Paul 's deaths , but that Nero did not give any specific orders . However , several other accounts going back to the 1st century have Paul surviving his two years in Rome and travelling to Hispania , before facing trial in Rome again prior to his death . 
 Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea ( c . 275 – 339 ) was the first to write explicitly that Paul was beheaded in Rome during the reign of Nero . He <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>states</mark></a> that Nero <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>persecution led to Peter and Paul <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>deaths , but that Nero did not give any specific orders . However , several other accounts going back to the 1st century have Paul surviving his two years in Rome and travelling to Hispania , before facing trial in Rome again prior to his death . 
Bishop Eusebius of Caesarea ( c . 275 – 339 ) was the first to write explicitly dat Paul was beheaded in Rome durin the reign of Nero . He state tdatNero  persecution led to Peter and Paul  deaths , but that Nero did not give any specific orders . However , several other accounts goin back to the 1st century have Paul surviving his two years in Rome and travelling to Hispania , b4 facing trial in Rome again prior to his death .