Nero Caesar Augustus: Emperor of RomeRoutledge, 3 черв. 2014 р. - 272 стор. Propelled to power by the age of 17 by an ambitious mother, self-indulgent to the point of criminality, inadequate, paranoid and the perpetrator of heinous crimes including matricide and fratricide, and deposed and killed by 31, Nero is one of Rome’s most infamous Emperors. But has history treated him fairly? Or is the popular view of Nero as a capricious and depraved individual a travesty of the truth and a gross injustice to Rome's fifth emperor? This new biography will look at Nero’s life with fresh eyes. While showing the man 'warts and all', it also caste a critical eye on the 'libels' which were perpetrated on him, such as claiming he was a madman, many of which were most probably made up to suit the needs of the Flavians, who had overthrown his dynasty.
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Chapter 1 The Political Background to the Reign of Nero | 11 |
Chapter 2 Neros Family | 28 |
Chapter 3 The Path to Power | 44 |
Chapter 4 The Expectation and Hope of all the World | 55 |
Chapter 5 The End of the Beginning | 74 |
Chapter 6 Nero and the Empire | 86 |
Chapter 7 The Imperial Builder | 111 |
Principal Dates relating to the Life and Reign of Nero | 175 |
The Distribution of Roman Legions in the MidFirst Century AD | 178 |
Glossary of Latin Terms | 181 |
Further Sources of Information for Neros Life and Reign | 189 |
Notes | 200 |
Abbreviations | 236 |
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Chapter 8 The Beginning of the End | 127 |
Chapter 9 Rebellion and the Fall of Nero | 153 |
Epilogue | 169 |
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Plates | 258 |
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Nero Caesar Augustus: Emperor of Rome David Colin Arthur Shotter Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2008 |