1. Family and politics -- 2. Nero's early life and accession -- 3. The new Augustus -- 4. Empire and provinces -- 5. Hellenistic monarch or Roman megalomaniac? -- 6. Opposition and rebellion -- 7. The end of Nero : civil war
Summary
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
