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Nero / Jurgen Malitz ; translated by Allison Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malitz, Jürgen.
- Series:
- Blackwell ancient lives.
- Blackwell ancient lives
- Standardized Title:
- Nero. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emperors--Rome--Biography.
- Emperors.
- Rome--History--Nero, 54-68.
- Rome.
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68.
- Nero.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (188 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Augustus' great-great-grandson
- Heir to the throne
- Quinquennium neronis
- Matricide
- "What a loss for the theatre"
- The princeps and the populace of Rome
- The provinces of the empire
- The great fire of Rome
- Opposition
- Trip to Greece
- The end of the dynasty
- Quo vadis? Nero's "afterlife".
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-164) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610198481
- 9781280198489
- 1280198486
- 9780470984635
- 0470984635
- 9780470773949
- 0470773944
- 9781405144742
- 1405144742
- OCLC:
- 437218579
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