Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome

by Anthony Everitt

Book Overview

A striking, nuanced biography of Nero--the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars--and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome

"Exciting and provocative . . . Nero is a pleasure to read."--Barry Strauss, author of The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium

The Roman emperor Nero's name has long been a byword for cruelty, decadence, and despotism. As the stories go, he set...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059313320X
• ISBN13: 9780593133200
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Random House
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.3"