{"product_id":"nero-9780714122908","title":"Nero","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54â68), 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction – approaches to Nero; the source tradition\u003cbr\u003e 1. Nero and the family of Augustus – Augustus and the system of the principate; Julio-Claudian society; Nero’s family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Power and succession – Nero’s accession; expectations of the new reign; poetry and imagery\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conflict and reform – Nero and the military; external conflicts; the Armenian War; Britain and the Boudicca rebellion\u003cbr\u003e 4. Spectacle and splendor – Nero’s reforms and major projects; public entertainment; Nero on stage\u003cbr\u003e 5. Passion and discord – the imperial family; Nero’s wives and daughter\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fire – the great fire of Rome of AD 64\u003cbr\u003e 7. The new Apollo – Nero’s palaces and the Domus Aurea; luxury and elite society; diplomacy and triumph\u003cbr\u003e 8. Crisis and death – internal conflict and elite resistance; rebellion; Nero’s death; civil war; ‘False Neros’ and Nero’s enduring popularity\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Credits\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"British Museum Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404083700055,"sku":"9780714122908","price":32.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780714122908.jpg?v=1730485377","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nero-9780714122908","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}