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UNINA9910799989703321 |
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Autore |
Shotter D. C. A (David Colin Arthur) |
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Titolo |
Nero / / David Shotter |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-36431-8 |
1-280-09941-0 |
0-203-02298-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 pages) |
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Collana |
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Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Emperors - Rome |
Rome History Nero, 54-68 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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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