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Nero - Emperor and Court (Hardcover)
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Nero - Emperor and Court (Hardcover)
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This book portrays Nero, not as the murderous tyrant of tradition,
but as a young man ever-more reluctant to fulfil his
responsibilities as emperor and ever-more anxious to demonstrate
his genuine skills as a sportsman and artist. This reluctance
caused him to allow others to rule, and rule surprisingly well, in
his name. On its own terms, the Neronian empire was in fact
remarkably successful. Nero's senior ministers were many and
various, but notably they included a number of powerful women, such
as his mother, Agrippina II, and his second and third wives,
Poppaea Sabina and Statilia Messalina. Using the most recent
archaeological, epigraphic, numismatic and literary research, the
book explores issues such as court-politics, banter and free
speech; literary, technological and scientific advances; the Fire
of 64, 'the persecution of Christians' and Nero's 'Golden House';
and the huge underlying strength, both constitutional and
financial, of the Julio-Claudian empire.
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