Nero.

Nero.

The reign of Nero is often judged to be the embodiment of the extravagance and corruption that have, for many, come to symbolise ancient Rome. In Nero David Shotter provides a reassessment of this view.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shotter, David
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2005.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Nero, > Emperor of Rome, > 37-68.
Nero, > Emperor of Rome, > 37-68
54-68
Emperors > Rome > Biography.
Emperors
Rome > History > Nero, 54-68.
Rome (Empire)
Biographies
History
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Table of Contents:
  • BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; Family and politics; Nero's early life and accession; The new Augustus; Empire and provinces; Hellenistic monarch or Roman megalomaniac?; Opposition and rebellion; The end of Nero: civil war; Conclusion; APPENDIX I: PRINCIPAL DATES IN NERO'S LIFE AND REIGN; APPENDIX II: GALBA'S SPEECH TO PISO; APPENDIX III: NERO'S GOLDEN HOUSE; APPENDIX IV: GLOSSARY OF LATIN TERMS; APPENDIX V: ACCOUNTS OF NERO'S LIFE AND PRINCIPATE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES.

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