Nero

the man behind the myth

Verlag

British Museum Press

ISBN

EAN

978-0-7141-2291-5

9780714122915

Artikel-Nr.

4N4VY3D

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-8.4

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39.83

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Arbeitstage

Mittwoch

13.07.2022

Beschreibung

Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54-68), providing insight into the inner conflicts of a Roman society in transition and challenging preconceptions of a figure dismissed by a hostile source-tradition as tyrannical, deluded and ineffectual.

Zielgruppe

General (US: Trade)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - approaches to Nero; the source tradition
1. Nero and the family of Augustus - Augustus and the system of the principate; Julio-Claudian society; Nero's family
2. Power and succession - Nero's accession; expectations of the new reign; poetry and imagery
3. Conflict and reform - Nero and the military; external conflicts; the Armenian War; Britain and the Boudicca rebellion
4. Spectacle and splendor - Nero's reforms and major projects; public entertainment; Nero on stage
5. Passion and discord - the imperial family; Nero's wives and daughter
6. Fire - the great fire of Rome of AD 64
7. The new Apollo - Nero's palaces and the Domus Aurea; luxury and elite society; diplomacy and triumph
8. Crisis and death - internal conflict and elite resistance; rebellion; Nero's death; civil war; 'False Neros' and Nero's enduring popularity
Bibliography
Credits
Index

Publikation

2021