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1 online resource (128 pages) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68.
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Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 |
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Emperors -- Rome -- Biography
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Emperors
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Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68.
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Rome (Empire)
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Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203022986 |
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020302298X |
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