The Nero's cross has also been recognized as a "mockery" of christianity, as it is thought to represent a broken, upside down cross, within a circle representing "Nero's vision".
It is thought that Nero believed that the destruction of Christianity and all Christians would bring peace, thousands of Christians were martyred under the rule of Nero.
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Also know as "The Dead Man Rune". It appears on the tombstones of some of Hitler's SS troops.
It has even been rumored that the proliferation of the sign was on-part due to a Soviet conspiracy to encourage the sign which had a hidden anti-christian design.