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Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised.Miriam T. Griffin's authoratitive survey of Nero's reign incorporates both a chronological account, as well as an analysis of the reasons for Nero's collapse under the pressure of his role as emperor.Tags
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This is a research book (not a popular biography), classified under "text books" at B&N. I found it appropriate for my needs--accessible, well researched and footnoted. The author followed a thematic organization, rather than a chronological organization, and I would have appreciated a timeline or "highlights of" table. However she does provide an extensive genealogy tree, supplemental bibliography, and a discussion of the primary sources.
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Miriam T. Griffin was born Miriam Tamara Dressler in Brooklyn, New York on June 6, 1935. She received a bachelor's degree from Barnard College, a master's degree from Radcliffe College, and a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford University. In 1967, she became a fellow and tutor in ancient history at Somerville College, Oxford and taught there for show more decades. She wrote several books including Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics, Nero: The End of a Dynasty, and Seneca on Society: A Guide to De Beneficiis. She died from acute myeloid leukemia on May 16, 2018 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Nero: The End of a Dynasty
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
- Important places
- Rome, Italy
- Important events
- Reign of Nero (54-10-13 | 68-06-09)
- Dedication
- To JG, JBG, MCG, VTG
Nero's latest victims - First words
- Commenting on the unamimity of opinion about the Emperor Nero that prevails among the ancient authorities, the historian Charles Merivale wrote, 'With some allowance only for extravagance of colouring, we must accept in the m... (show all)ain the verisimilitude of the picture they have left us of this arch-tyrant, the last and the most detestable of the Caesarean family.'
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The confidence that he craved had come to him only as an artist: of the insults that appeared in the edicts of Vindex, he disputed only the criticism of his lyre playing.
- Blurbers
- Wiseman, T.P.
- Original language
- English
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- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 937.07 — History & geography History of ancient world (to ca. 499) Italian Peninsula to 476 and adjacent territories to 476 Constitutional 31 B.C.-284 A.D.
- LCC
- DG285 .G75 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania City History of Italy Ancient Italy. Rome to 476 History By period Empire, 27 B.C. - 476 A.D. Constitutional Empire, 27 B.C. - 284 A.D.
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- Languages
- English, French, Polish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- ASINs
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