{"product_id":"the-emperor-nero-9780691156514","title":"The Emperor Nero","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403795308887,"sku":"9780691156514","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691156514.jpg?v=1730484566","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-emperor-nero-9780691156514","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}