Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome by Anthony Everitt NEW
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero\u2014the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars\u2014and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
\u201CExciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read.\u201D\u2014Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
The Roman emperor Nero\u2019s name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her.
But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony
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Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
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A striking, nuanced biography of Nero\u2014the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars\u2014and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
\u201CExciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read.\u201D\u2014Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
The Roman emperor Nero\u2019s name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her.
But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony
Nero
Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
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A striking, nuanced biography of Nero\u2014the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars\u2014and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
\u201CExciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read.\u201D\u2014Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium
The Roman emperor Nero\u2019s name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her.
But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony
Nero
Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
Free UK delivery on this item.
This brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tra;
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