Nero.
The reign of Nero is often judged to be the embodiment of the extravagance and corruption that have, for many, come to symbolise ancient Rome. In Nero David Shotter provides a reassessment of this view.
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2005.
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Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction; Family and politics; Nero's early life and accession; The new Augustus; Empire and provinces; Hellenistic monarch or Roman megalomaniac?; Opposition and rebellion; The end of Nero: civil war; Conclusion; APPENDIX I: PRINCIPAL DATES IN NERO'S LIFE AND REIGN; APPENDIX II: GALBA'S SPEECH TO PISO; APPENDIX III: NERO'S GOLDEN HOUSE; APPENDIX IV: GLOSSARY OF LATIN TERMS; APPENDIX V: ACCOUNTS OF NERO'S LIFE AND PRINCIPATE; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PERSONS AND PLACES.