Nero: The End of a DynastyRoutledge, 11. sep. 2002 - 332 sider 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. |
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PART ONE NEROS PRINCIPATE | 35 |
PART TWO POSTMORTEM ON THE FALL OF NERO | 183 |
Sources for the Neronian Material in Tacitus Annals Suetonius Nero and Cassius Dio | 235 |
Neros Later Coinage | 238 |
Notes and References | 240 |
Bibliography | 302 |
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