Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome - Everitt, Anthony
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- ISBN
- 9780593133200
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
059313320X
ISBN-13
9780593133200
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23057256014
Product Key Features
Book Title
Nero : Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Royalty, Europe / Italy, Ancient / Rome, Historical
Publication Year
2022
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
25.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-018557
Reviews
"This exciting and provocative book grabs the reader while supporting its arguments with careful classical scholarship. The authors write with authority and elegance. Nero is a pleasure to read." --Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium "This exciting and provocative book grabs the reader while supporting its arguments with careful classical scholarship. The authors write with authority and elegance. Nero is a pleasure to read." --Barry Strauss, author of The War that Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium "A nuanced biography of Roman emperor Nero, who ruled from 54 to 68 BCE . . . [Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth] evoke the period with wit and precision. Ancient history buffs will be pleased." -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Anthony Everitt Alexander the Great "Reads as easily as a novel . . . [Anthony] Everitt has a wealth of anecdotes and two millennia of histories to work with, and he delivers and interprets them flawlessly. Nearly unparalleled insight into the period and the man make this a story for everyone." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "Elegant, swift and faultless." -- The Spectator, Advance praise for Nero "This exciting and provocative book grabs the reader while supporting its arguments with careful classical scholarship. The authors write with authority and elegance. Nero is a pleasure to read." --Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium Praise for Anthony Everitt Alexander the Great "Reads as easily as a novel . . . [Anthony] Everitt has a wealth of anecdotes and two millennia of histories to work with, and he delivers and interprets them flawlessly. Nearly unparalleled insight into the period and the man make this a story for everyone." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Rise of Rome "Fascinating history and a great read." -- Chicago Sun-Times "Everitt writes for the informed and the uninformed general reader alike, in a brisk, conversational style, with a modern attitude of skepticism and realism." -- The Dallas Morning News "Elegant, swift and faultless." -- The Spectator Cicero "An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome . . . Cicero comes across much as he must have lived." -- The Wall Street Journal "Riveting . . . a clear-eyed biography [offering] vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government." -- Chicago Tribune Augustus "Fascinating and brisk to read . . . All the stuff of adventure is here, from court intrigue to roving armies to shipwreck." -- The Washington Post Book World "A narrative of sustained drama and skillful analysis . . . an accomplished biography." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
937.07092
Synopsis
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome "Exciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read."--Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium The Roman emperor Nero's name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. But these stories, left behind by contemporary historians who hated him, are hardly the full picture, and in this nuanced biography, celebrated historian Anthony Everitt and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero and offer a reappraisal of his life. Contrary to popular memory, the empire was well managed during his reign. He presided over diplomatic triumphs, and his legions overcame the fiery British queen Boudica who led one of the greatest revolts Rome had ever had to face. He loved art, culture, and music, and he won the loyalty of the lower classes with fantastic spectacles. He did not set fire to Rome. In Nero , ancient Rome comes to life: the fire-prone streets, the deadly political intrigues, and the ongoing architectural projects. In this teeming, politically unstable world, Nero was vulnerable to fierce reproach from the nobility and relatives who would gladly usurp him, and he was often too ready to murder rivals. He had a vision for Rome, but, racked by insecurity, he perhaps lacked the stomach to govern it. This is the bloodstained story of one of Rome's most notorious emperors: but in Everitt and Ashworth's hands, Nero's life is also a complicated, cautionary tale about the mettle required to rule.
LC Classification Number
DG285.E84 2022
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