Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome Everitt Anthony
Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome Everitt Anthony A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient…
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Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome Everitt Anthony
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome "Exciting and provocative . . . As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Nero is a pleasure to read."--Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at ActiumThe Roman emperor Nero's name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism.
He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her.But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony Everitt and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace.