The Emperor Nero : : A Guide to the Ancient Sources / / Elaine Fantham, Anthony A. Barrett, John C. Yardley.
Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians-not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Major Events During Nero's Lifetime
- I. The Making of The Emperor
- II. The New Emperor
- III. Enemies Within
- IV. Parthia
- V. Britain and Germany
- VI. The Great Fire
- VII. The Emperor's Wives
- VIII. Conspiracies
- IX. The Emperor as Artist and Showman
- X. Death
- Bibliography
- Index