Thorsten Opper

Nero

the man behind the myth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54â 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: British Museum Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 248mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 1664g
• ISBN-13: 9780714122915
• ISBN-10: 0714122912
• Artikelnr.: 60859867

Autorenporträt

Thorsten Opper is Curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He is the author of Hadrian: empire and conflict and curator of the exhibition Nero at the British Museum.

Inhaltsangabe

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