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Nero
the man behind the myth
Buch von Thorsten Opper
Sprache: Englisch

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Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54¿68), providing insight into the inner conflicts of a Roman society in transition and challenging preconceptions of a figure dismissed by a hostile source-tradition as tyrannical, deluded and ineffectual.
Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54¿68), providing insight into the inner conflicts of a Roman society in transition and challenging preconceptions of a figure dismissed by a hostile source-tradition as tyrannical, deluded and ineffectual.
Über den Autor
Thorsten Opper is Curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He is the author of Hadrian: empire and conflict and curator of the exhibition Nero at the British Museum.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction ¿ approaches to Nero; the source tradition
1. Nero and the family of Augustus ¿ Augustus and the system of the principate; Julio-Claudian society; Nerös family
2. Power and succession ¿ Nerös accession; expectations of the new reign; poetry and imagery
3. Conflict and reform ¿ Nero and the military; external conflicts; the Armenian War; Britain and the Boudicca rebellion
4. Spectacle and splendor ¿ Nerös reforms and major projects; public entertainment; Nero on stage
5. Passion and discord ¿ the imperial family; Nerös wives and daughter
6. Fire ¿ the great fire of Rome of AD 64
7. The new Apollo ¿ Nerös palaces and the Domus Aurea; luxury and elite society; diplomacy and triumph
8. Crisis and death ¿ internal conflict and elite resistance; rebellion; Nerös death; civil war; `False Neros¿ and Nerös enduring popularity
Bibliography
Credits
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780714122908
ISBN-10: 0714122904
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Opper, Thorsten
Hersteller: British Museum Press
Maße: 286 x 260 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Thorsten Opper
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2021
Gewicht: 2 kg
Artikel-ID: 120311195
Über den Autor
Thorsten Opper is Curator of Greek and Roman sculpture at the British Museum. He is the author of Hadrian: empire and conflict and curator of the exhibition Nero at the British Museum.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction ¿ approaches to Nero; the source tradition
1. Nero and the family of Augustus ¿ Augustus and the system of the principate; Julio-Claudian society; Nerös family
2. Power and succession ¿ Nerös accession; expectations of the new reign; poetry and imagery
3. Conflict and reform ¿ Nero and the military; external conflicts; the Armenian War; Britain and the Boudicca rebellion
4. Spectacle and splendor ¿ Nerös reforms and major projects; public entertainment; Nero on stage
5. Passion and discord ¿ the imperial family; Nerös wives and daughter
6. Fire ¿ the great fire of Rome of AD 64
7. The new Apollo ¿ Nerös palaces and the Domus Aurea; luxury and elite society; diplomacy and triumph
8. Crisis and death ¿ internal conflict and elite resistance; rebellion; Nerös death; civil war; `False Neros¿ and Nerös enduring popularity
Bibliography
Credits
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte
Jahrhundert: Altertum
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Gebunden
ISBN-13: 9780714122908
ISBN-10: 0714122904
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Opper, Thorsten
Hersteller: British Museum Press
Maße: 286 x 260 x 32 mm
Von/Mit: Thorsten Opper
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.08.2021
Gewicht: 2 kg
Artikel-ID: 120311195
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