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"The Emperor Nero is a guidebook to literary and primary sources on early imperial Rome that specifically relate to Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37-68 CE), the final Julio-Claudian emperor. Classicists Barrett, Fantham, and Yardley divide the book into topical chapters covering subjects ranging from Nero's rise to power and foreign imperial conquests to his personal life and palace intrigues."--Choice

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Preface vii Introduction xi List of Major Events during Nero's Lifetime xxvii I THE MAKING OF THE EMPEROR 1 II THE NEW EMPEROR 22 III ENEMIES WITHIN 41 IV PARTHIA 77 V BRITAIN AND GERMANY 118 VI THE GREAT FIRE 149 VII THE EMPEROR'S WIVES 171 VIII CONSPIRACIES 190 IX THE EMPEROR AS ARTIST AND SHOWMAN 231 X DEATH 265 Bibliography 287 Index 295

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    A Paperback / softback by Anthony A. Barrett, Elaine Fantham, John C. Yardley

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/07/2016
      ISBN13: 9780691156514, 978-0691156514
      ISBN10: 0691156514

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "The Emperor Nero is a guidebook to literary and primary sources on early imperial Rome that specifically relate to Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (37-68 CE), the final Julio-Claudian emperor. Classicists Barrett, Fantham, and Yardley divide the book into topical chapters covering subjects ranging from Nero's rise to power and foreign imperial conquests to his personal life and palace intrigues."--Choice

      Table of Contents
      Preface vii Introduction xi List of Major Events during Nero's Lifetime xxvii I THE MAKING OF THE EMPEROR 1 II THE NEW EMPEROR 22 III ENEMIES WITHIN 41 IV PARTHIA 77 V BRITAIN AND GERMANY 118 VI THE GREAT FIRE 149 VII THE EMPEROR'S WIVES 171 VIII CONSPIRACIES 190 IX THE EMPEROR AS ARTIST AND SHOWMAN 231 X DEATH 265 Bibliography 287 Index 295

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