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The emperor Nero : A guide to the ancient sources
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ISBN: 9780691156514 0691156514 1400881102 Year: 2016 Publisher: Lawrenceville Princeton University Press

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Nero's reign (AD 54-68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians-not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil war. The Emperor Nero gathers into a single collection the major sources for Nero's life and rule, providing students of Nero and ancient Rome with the most authoritative and accessible reader there is.The Emperor Nero features clear, contemporary translations of key literary sources along with translations and explanations of representative inscriptions and coins issued under Nero. The informative introduction situates the emperor's reign within the history of the Roman Empire, and the book's concise headnotes to chapters place the source material in historical and biographical context. Passages are accompanied by detailed notes and are organized around events, such as the Great Fire of Rome, or by topic, such as Nero's relationships with his wives. Complex events like the war with Parthia-split up among several chapters in Tacitus's Annals-are brought together in continuous narratives, making this the most comprehensible and user-friendly sourcebook on Nero available.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

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Geschiedbronnen. --- Nero, --- Néron, --- 54-68. --- Rome (Empire). --- Rome --- History


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Antike über den Tag hinaus : Bücher - Köpfe - Themen
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ISBN: 9783946317135 3946317138 Year: 2017 Publisher: Heidelberg : Antike,

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Néron
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ISBN: 2130472869 9782130472865 Year: 2000 Volume: 3029 Publisher: Paris : PUF - Presses Universitaires de France,

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Le mythe Néron : La fabrique d'un monstre dans la littérature antique (Ie-Ve s.)
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ISBN: 9782757417294 2757417290 9782757417539 2757428020 Year: 2017 Publisher: Presses universitaires du Septentrion

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Dans l'imaginaire collectif, Néron est à jamais figé dans la posture du tyran dépravé, meurtrier, incendiaire : un mythe s'est forgé, éternel et persistant. C'est précisément cette mythologie que l'auteur se propose de décoder. Car parallèlement à l'effacement des traces visibles de la mémoire du prince, les auteurs antiques, tant païens que chrétiens, se sont employés à reconstruire son histoire, jusqu'à ce que Néron, dépouillant son enveloppe d'individu historique, devînt une figure emblématique, incarnation de la tyrannie et de la monstruosité elles-mêmes. Enquête sur les codes philosophiques, rhétoriques ou littéraires qui ont contraint la réécriture de l'histoire du dernier Julio-claudien, l'ouvrage se propose aussi de suivre les mutations de cette figure au cours de l'Antiquité, au gré des erreurs de lecture, des confusions, des manipulations narratives ou des tentatives d'adaptation de la geste néronienne aux préoccupations du temps. Toute une mythographie se fait jour.


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The great fire of Rome : life and death in the ancient city
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ISBN: 9781421433714 9781421433707 1421433702 1421433710 Year: 2019 Publisher: Baltimore (Md.) : Johns Hopkins university press,

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"The author tells the story of the greatest natural disaster in Roman history: a fire that engulfed the city for two straight weeks in AD 64. He highlights firefighting technology of the period and examines how the city's architecture and planning contributed to the blaze. The book addresses the aftermath of the fire and includes an account of Emperor Nero's rebuilding efforts."--Provided by publisher.


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Figures de l'identité : naissance et destin des modèles communautaires dans le monde romain
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ISSN: 12581135 ISBN: 9782847882193 2847882197 9791036204692 Year: 2010 Volume: *8 Publisher: Lyon : ENS,

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