A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
"This exciting and provocative book grabs...
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
"This exciting and provocative book grabs...
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Autor
Everitt, Anthony a Ashworth, Roddy
Počet stran
384
Rok vydání
2022
Parametry produktu
Autor
Everitt, Anthony a Ashworth, Roddy
Počet stran
384
Rok vydání
2022
Popis produktu
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome "This exciting and provocative book grabs the reader while supporting its arguments with careful classical scholarship."--Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire
There are many infamous stories about the Roman emperor Nero: He set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Cruel, vain, and incompetent, 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. Nero has long been the very image of a bad ruler, a legacy left behind by the historians of his day, who despised him.
But there is a mystery. For a long time after his death, anonymous hands laid flowers on his grave. The monster was
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