Romans 13 is :
1. A defense against anarchy but not for dictatorship
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2. About multiple authorities,not the rule of one tyrant or an emperor.
3. Submitting to legal authorities in order to avert leading a society to anarchism like what happened during the French Revolution and the Jewish Tribulation of AD 70.
4. Obedience to them means supporting them with taxes and legal revenues. But it does not mean runaway taxation or deficit spending
5. Paul is not condoning Nero’s immoral acts in the future. Nor is Peter in his epistle.
6. Submission is not the same as adulation or idolatry.
You can submit to your commanding officer to fight the enemy’s soldiers but not to terrorize the common masses or citizenry. Those are crimes against humanity.
In analogy a child can submit to his parents to goto school but not to be his runner for drugs.
7. Is not making one form of government as a norm -monarchial and dictatorial.
8. Governing authority is a minister of God -for good.Not evil. Especially evil men.
9. A minister is under a higher law – not merely what is legal. He is under God’s moral law – which reflects His character.
10.It does not say that a violent or strongman rule is the qualification for a governing authority. He must possess the qualifications of a minister of God. He must know the Law and upheld it – substantively and procedurably. Sometimes he must take the sword to prevent violence, punish evildoers or defend the citizenry from hostile nations or elements of society.
11. Luke’s Acts of the Apostles portrays the Roman Law and governance as a defense against the lawlessness of the Judaizers and their Zealots.
12. At the time when Apostle John wrote the Revelation – about 10 -30 years after Paul, Nero is already called the Beast -the proto-antiChrist.
13. Jesus and the Apostles taught of turning the other cheek and praying for God’s enemies. And in time of persecution -is to flee from one town to another.
They did not taught them to meekly submit their necks to the oppressor. The Gospel must be spread -as it is now.
Raising an army against the Roman Empire is a foolhardy enterprise. Only a Zealot with Maccabean visions did that. And they got Masada and the Bar- Kokhba revolt
These are my preliminary thoughts on this. I will add some more in the future.
Walk by Grace thru Faith 
I am sorry but you have made an anecdote which is not scripturally true. I suggest that you read the Roman 13.1-2 to verses 3 and 4. When you do this you will understand that this verse was intended for righteous leaders not necessarily political.
The often abused verses:
Rom 13:1-2 1Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
But if you read on, it will become clear for whom the verse was meant for.
Rom 13:3-7 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.
It seems we both agree that Authorities called here are Minsters of God-and therefore must act righteously . In this context it is clearly political since v 6-7 refers to taxes and the sword mention is the sword of a Roman Soldier …so I dont know your point .