David Shotter

Nero (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The reign of Nero is often judged to be the embodiment of the extravagance and the corruption that have, for many, come to symbolise ancient Rome. David Shotter provides a reassessment of this view in this accessible introduction to Nero, emperor of Rome from 54 to 68 AD.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134364329
• Artikelnr.: 38458475

Autorenporträt

David Shotter is Professor Emeritus in Roman Imperial History at the University of Lancaster. His many books include Rome and Her Empire (2003), Tiberius Caesar (2nd edition, 2004), Augustus Caesar (2nd edition, 2005) and The Fall of the Roman Republic (2nd edition, 2005).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Family and politics 2 Nero's early life and accession 3 The
new Augustus 4 Empire and provinces 5 Hellenistic monarch or Roman
megalomaniac? 6 Opposition and rebellion 7 The end of Nero: civil war,
Conclusion