John C. Yardley, Anthony A. Barrett, Elaine Fantham

Broschiertes Buch

The Emperor Nero

A Guide to the Ancient Sources

Herausgeber: Barrett, Anthony A; Yardley, John C; Fantham, Elaine

Beschreibung

Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians--not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil war. The Emperor Nero gathers into a single collection the

Autor

Anthony A. Barrett is professor emeritus of classics at the University of British Columbia. His books include Livia: First Lady of Imperial Rome. Elaine Fantham is the Giger Professor of Latin, emerita, at Princeton University. Her books include Roman Literary Culture: From Plautus to Macrobius. John C. Yardley is professor emeritus of classics and religious studies at the University of Ottawa. His books include Alexander the Great: Historical Sources in Translation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 151mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780691156514
• ISBN-10: 0691156514
• Artikelnr.: 44026916

Rezensionen

"This extremely well-informed and judicious sourcebook collates the most important evidence on the life and reign of the emperor Nero. No one has organized this material in this way before and provided such a rich and accessible commentary on these difficult sources."--T. Corey Brennan, author of The Praetorship in the Roman Republic