Thorsten Opper

Nero

the man behind the myth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54Ã â â 68), providing insight into the inner conflicts of a Roman society in transition and challenging preconceptions of a figure dismissed by a hostile source-tradition as tyrannical, deluded and ineffectual.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: British Museum Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 260mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1980g
• ISBN-13: 9780714122908
• ISBN-10: 0714122904
• Artikelnr.: 62191607

Autorenporträt

Thorsten Opper is Curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He is the author of Hadrian: empire and conflict and curator of the exhibition Nero at the British Museum.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
approaches to Nero; the source tradition 1. Nero and the family of Augustus
Augustus and the system of the principate; Julio-Claudian society; Nerös family 2. Power and succession
Nerös accession; expectations of the new reign; poetry and imagery 3. Conflict and reform
Nero and the military; external conflicts; the Armenian War; Britain and the Boudicca rebellion 4. Spectacle and splendor
Nerös reforms and major projects; public entertainment; Nero on stage 5. Passion and discord
the imperial family; Nerös wives and daughter 6. Fire
the great fire of Rome of AD 64 7. The new Apollo
Nerös palaces and the Domus Aurea; luxury and elite society; diplomacy and triumph 8. Crisis and death
internal conflict and elite resistance; rebellion; Nerös death; civil war; `False Neros
and Nerös enduring popularity Bibliography Credits Index