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Nero
Book 6 in the Roman Emperors series.
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Nero examines the last Julio-Claudian emperor from his accession as a teenager to revolt and suicide in 68 CE. It follows the early influence of Agrippina, Seneca and Burrus and the gradual concentration of authority around the emperor and his artistic ambitions.
The biography assesses the murders attributed to Nero, the Great Fire of Rome, persecution of Christians and the revolt in Judaea. It treats sensational ancient accounts critically while explaining how military rebellion and elite hostility ended the reign and fixed Nero’s reputation as the archetypal tyrant.
