The Great Fire of Rome: The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City
By:
Sign Up Now!
Already a Member? Log In
You must be logged into Bookshare to access this title.
Learn about membership options,
or view our freely available titles.
- Synopsis
- The story of Nero fiddling while Rome burned is as familiar to most people as George Washington and the cherry tree. Historian and writer Dando-Collins argues that Nero's reputation is as apocryphal as George's. In this micro-history, Dando-Collins begins with the famous fire and looks at the career of Nero and the city of Rome for the next four years, from 64-68. The tale of the decline and fall of Nero is based on contemporary authors. Dando-Collins is aware of the bias of men like Tacitus, Suetonius, Seneca, Josephus and the authors of the New Testament. He also suspects that the story of Nero blaming the fire on the Christians is a later interpolation. His account is for general readers rather than scholars and Dando-Collins makes some assumptions of his own that he doesn't substantiate. Nevertheless, this is an excellent corrective to myth and a good introduction to first-century Roman history. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc. , Portland, OR (booknews. com)
- Copyright:
- 2010
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 288 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780306819339
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780306818905
- Publisher:
- Perseus Books Group
- Date of Addition:
- 06/18/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Stephen Dando-Collins
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.