Rome is burning : Nero and the fire that ended a dynasty
Barrett, Anthony, 1941-2022
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According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital on the night of July 19, AD 64 and fiddled while the city burned. It is a story that has been told for more than two millennia - and it's likely that almost none of it is true. In this book, distinguished Roman historian Anthony Barrett sets the record straight, providing a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Great Fire of Rome, its immediate aftermath, and its damaging longterm consequences for the Roman world. Drawing on remarkable new archaeological discoveries and sifting through all the literary evidence, he tells what is known about what actually happened - and argues that the disaster was a turning point in Roman history, one that ultimately led to the fall of Nero and the end of the dynasty that began with Julius Caesar.
Main title:
Rome is burning : Nero and the fire that ended a dynasty / Anthony A. Barrett.
Author:
Barrett, Anthony, 1941-, author
Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2022.
Collation:
368 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780691233949 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
937.6307
Language:
English
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BRN:
2537456
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