**Great and awesome signs** in the heavens were seen in the city of Rome in year 3948. In that year, fire fell from heaven and consumed all their houses of worship along with other buildings and wondrous things and all the books that were there. The same happened in Alexandria. After the fire there was a great earthquake in Rome, and after the earthquake fire fell from heaven again...

**The compilation of the Mishnah** (and the death of Rebbi) was in year 3948 [(Tzeda, and see 4,260 and 3978 and 3990)].