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Propelled to power by the age of 17 by an ambitious mother, self-indulgent to the point of criminality, inadequate, paranoid and the perpetrator of heinous crimes including matricide and fratricide, and deposed and killed by 31, Nero is one of Rome's most infamous Emperors. But has history treated him fairly? Or is the popular view of Nero as a capricious and depraved individual a travesty of the truth and a gross injustice to Rome's fifth emperor? This new biography will look at Nero's life with fresh eyes. While showing the man 'warts and all', it also caste a critical eye on the 'libels' which were perpetrated on him, such as claiming he was a madman, many of which were most probably made up to suit the needs of the Flavians, who had overthrown his dynasty.Product Identifiers
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN-139781405824576
eBay Product ID (ePID)95572830
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Book TitleNero Caesar Augustus: Emperor of Rome
AuthorDavid Shotter
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
GenreBiographies & True Stories
Number of Pages296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height234mm
Item Width156mm
Item Weight426g
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Title_AuthorDavid Shotter
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
