Nero [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Malitz Jurgen
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Wiley, 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (188 p.)
• Disciplina: 937.06; 937.07092; 937.07092B; 937/.07/092 B
• Soggetto topico: Emperors; Emperors - Rome; Nero; Rome - History - Nero, 54-68; Italy; Regions & Countries - Europe; History & Archaeology
• Persona (resp. second.): MalitzJèurgen
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Nero
• ISBN: 1-280-19848-6; 9786610198481; 0-470-98463-5; 0-470-77394-4; 1-4051-4474-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910143314003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell Ancient Lives