UID:
almafu_9959328232002883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 174 pages) :
,
illustrations, map
ISBN:
9780470773949
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0470773944
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6610198489
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9786610198481
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1405121777
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9781405121774
,
1405121785
,
9781405121781
Series Statement:
Blackwell ancient lives
Uniform Title:
Nero.
Content:
"The fifth Roman emperor, Nero has gone down in history as the archetypal narcissistic tyrant. Jurgen Malitz focuses on the growing tension between Nero's artistic tendencies and the political role for which his ambitious mother, Agrippina the Younger, groomed him. The author reveals how, after sound beginnings under Seneca and other serious men, Nero succumbed to his love of acting: and how, while using the arts to please the people, Nero alienated the senate with his increasingly autocratic style. Finally, he explains how Nero met his untimely end following a failure of nerves in the face of rebellion." "Nero's crimes are notorious: he murdered his mother and all contestants to the throne and brutally persecuted the Christians. Despite Nero's notoriety, Malitz outlines the often forgotten aspects of his reign: his early, surprisingly responsible political agenda, his initial popularity, patronage of the arts, and the innovations in architecture."--Jacket.
Note:
Augustus' great-great-grandson -- Heir to the throne -- Quinquennium neronis -- Matricide -- "What a loss for the theatre" -- The princeps and the populace of Rome -- The provinces of the empire -- The great fire of Rome -- Opposition -- Trip to Greece -- The end of the dynasty -- Quo vadis? Nero's "afterlife."
Additional Edition:
Print version: Malitz, Jürgen. Nero. Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2005 ISBN 9781405121774
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1405121777
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographie.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographie.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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Biographie.
DOI:
10.1002/9780470773949
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773949
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773949
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9780470773949
