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Record Nr.

UNISA996441546903316

Autore

Malitz Jurgen

Titolo

Nero [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

1-280-19848-6

9786610198481

0-470-98463-5

0-470-77394-4

1-4051-4474-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Blackwell Ancient Lives

Disciplina

937.06

937.07092

937.07092B

937/.07/092 B

Soggetti

Emperors

Emperors - Rome

Nero

Rome - History - Nero, 54-68

Italy

Regions & Countries - Europe

History & Archaeology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Nero; Contents; List of Illustrations; Nero's Family Tree; The Roman Empire; Timeline; I Augustus' Great-great-grandson; II Heir to the Throne; III Quinquennium Neronis; IV Matricide; V ""What a loss for the theater""; VI The Princeps and the Populace of Rome; VII The Provinces of the Empire; VIII The Great Fire of Rome; IX Opposition; X Trip to Greece; XI The End of the Dynasty; XII Quo Vadis? Nero's ""Afterlife""

Appendix Suetonius: The Lives of the Twelve Caesars: An English Translation, Augmented with the Biographies of Contemporary Statesmen, Orators, Poets, and Other Associates. Nero (extracts)Bibliography; Index



Sommario/riassunto

In this rigorously researched biography Jürgen Malitz invites readers to reconsider the reputation of the Roman Emperor Nero. Focuses on the growing tension between Nero's artistic tendencies and his role as emperor. Steers readers through the diverse interpretations of Nero that have arisen through the ages. Allows readers to form a balanced judgment of this divisive and controversial Emperor.