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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      17 December 2018
      03 January 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108560870
      9781108472647
      9781108460071
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108472647
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.79kg, 464 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.7kg, 468 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, European History: General Interest, History, European Studies
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    Ancient History, Classical Studies, Area Studies, European History: General Interest, History, European Studies
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    This book portrays Nero, not as the murderous tyrant of tradition, but as a young man ever-more reluctant to fulfil his responsibilities as emperor and ever-more anxious to demonstrate his genuine skills as a sportsman and artist. This reluctance caused him to allow others to rule, and rule surprisingly well, in his name. On its own terms, the Neronian empire was in fact remarkably successful. Nero's senior ministers were many and various, but notably they included a number of powerful women, such as his mother, Agrippina II, and his second and third wives, Poppaea Sabina and Statilia Messalina. Using the most recent archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary research, the book explores issues such as court-politics, banter and free speech; literary, technological and scientific advances; the Fire of 64, 'the persecution of Christians' and Nero's 'Golden House'; and the huge underlying strength, both constitutional and financial, of the Julio-Claudian empire.

    Reviews

    'Nero: Emperor and Court is a worthwhile read for those seriously interested in the early Roman Empire.'

    A. A. Nofi Source: StrategyPage (www.strategypage.com)

    ‘… this stimulating, carefully researched and instructive book is an important contribution to the history of Rome in the time of Nero and to the study of political structures and the practice of rule in the early imperial period.’

    Holger Sonnabend Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

    ‘This book provides new research on Nero's life and brings to discourse the reasoning behind the common evil stereotypes attributed to Nero … This book, aimed at scholars and students of Roman history, is highly recommended for its bold challenge against the popular perceptions of Nero today.’

    Philip Mathew Source: https://www.worldhistory.org

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