Nero (1997 Shotter), book

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Nero (1997) is a book by David Shotter.

Abstract

"Propelled to power by the age of 17 by an ambitious mother, self-indulgent to the point of criminality, inadequate, paranoid and the perpetrator of heinous crimes including matricide and fratricide, and deposed and killed by 31, Nero is one of Rome’s most infamous Emperors ... But has history treated him fairly? Or is the popular view of Nero as a capricious and depraved individual a travesty of the truth and a gross injustice to Rome's fifth emperor? ... This new biography will look at Nero’s life with fresh eyes. While showing the man 'warts and all', it also caste a critical eye on the 'libels' which were perpetrated on him, such as claiming he was a madman, many of which were most probably made up to suit the needs of the Flavians, who had overthrown his dynasty."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London, England: Routledge, 1997.

Contents

1. Family, politics and early life -- 2. The new Augustus -- 3. Empire and provinces -- 4. Hellenistic monarch or Roman megalomaniac? -- 5. Opposition and rebellion -- 6. The end of Nero: Galba, Otho and Vitellius -- 7. Conclusion -- App. I. Galba's speech to Piso -- App. II. Nero's Golden House -- App. III. Glossary of Latin terms -- App. IV. Accounts of Nero's life and principate.

External links

• [ Google Books]