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The Nero Trilogy

The Nero Trilogy recounts the rise and fall of Nero through the ambitions of his mother Agrippina and the lethal politics of the Julio-Claudian court. It begins with Nero’s childhood, follows his elevation over Britannicus and ends with revolt, imperial collapse and his death.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – Nero

Conn Iggulden

Agrippina the Younger is born into Rome’s imperial family, where blood provides proximity to power but no protection from exile, execution or dynastic suspicion. Through the reigns of Tiberius and Caligula and the accession of Claudius, she protects her son Lucius and learns to use marriage,…

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#2 – Tyrant

Conn Iggulden

Agrippina marries her uncle Claudius and uses her new position to secure Nero’s adoption and advance him ahead of the emperor’s natural son, Britannicus. Nero is educated for rule, married to Octavia and drawn into a court where every friendship may conceal a faction. As Claudius’s…

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#3 – Inferno

Conn Iggulden

By AD 60 Nero rules an empire that appears secure but is increasingly dependent on fear, performance and personal loyalty. Boudica’s revolt devastates Roman Britain, while fire, plots and repression deepen hostility within Rome. When Vindex rebels in Gaul and Galba is proclaimed by his troops,…