Author : Shadi Bartsch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 23,43 MB
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1107052203
A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.
Author : Emma Southon
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 45,11 MB
Release : 2018-08-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1911586610
They said she was a tyrant, a murderer and the most wicked woman in history. She kicked her way into the male spaces of politics and demanded to be recognised as an equal and a leader. For her audacity, she was murdered by her son and reviled by history. She was the sister, niece, wife and mother of emperors. She was an empress in her own right. And she was a nuanced, fearless trailblazer in the Roman world. The story of Agrippina – the first empress of Rome – is the story of an empire at its bloody, extravagant, chaotic, ruthless height.
Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 37,67 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1400881102
Nero's reign (AD 54–68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians—not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil war. The Emperor Nero gathers into a single collection the major sources for Nero's life and rule, providing students of Nero and ancient Rome with the most authoritative and accessible reader there is. The Emperor Nero features clear, contemporary translations of key literary sources along with translations and explanations of representative inscriptions and coins issued under Nero. The informative introduction situates the emperor's reign within the history of the Roman Empire, and the book's concise headnotes to chapters place the source material in historical and biographical context. Passages are accompanied by detailed notes and are organized around events, such as the Great Fire of Rome, or by topic, such as Nero's relationships with his wives. Complex events like the war with Parthia—split up among several chapters in Tacitus's Annals—are brought together in continuous narratives, making this the most comprehensible and user-friendly sourcebook on Nero available. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Author : Caroline Vout
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 34,35 MB
Release : 2007-02-22
Category : Art
ISBN : 0521867398
This book explores how Roman imperial power was constructed and contested through the representation of sexual relations.
Author : Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 47,49 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Rome
ISBN :
Author : Annelise Freisenbruch
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 34,96 MB
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 141658305X
Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
Author : J. F. Drinkwater
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 28,24 MB
Release : 2019-01-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1108472648
Nero was negligent, not tyrannical. This allowed others to rule, remarkably well, in his name until his negligence became insupportable.
Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 2002-01-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1134618638
In this dynamic new biography - the first on Agrippina in English - Professor Barrett uses the latest archaeological, numismatic and historical evidence to provide a close and detailed study of her life and career. He shows how Agrippina's political contribution to her time seems in fact to have been positive, and that when she is judged by her achievements she demands admiration. Revealing the true figure behind the propaganda and the political machinations of which she was capable, he assesses the impact of her marriage to the emperor Claudius, on the country and her family. Finally, he exposed her one real failing - her relationship with her son, the monster of her own making to whom, in horrific and violent circumstances, she would eventually fall victim.
Author : Emma Buckley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 519 pages
File Size : 21,11 MB
Release : 2013-05-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1118316533
An authoritative overview and helpful resource for students and scholars of Roman history and Latin literature during the reign of Nero. The first book of its kind to treat this era, which has gained in popularity in recent years Makes much important research available in English for the first time Features a balance of new research with established critical lines Offers an unusual breadth and range of material, including substantial treatments of politics, administration, the imperial court, art, archaeology, literature and reception studies Includes a mix of established scholars and groundbreaking new voices Includes detailed maps and illustrations
Author : John Webster
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 1997-06-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780719043574
More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition. Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have been augmented to cast further light both on Webster's amazing dialogue and on the stage action. An entirely new introduction sets the tragedy in the context of pre-Civil War England and gives a revealing view of its imagery and dramatic action. From its well-documented early performances to the two productions seen in the West End of London in the 1995-96 season, a stage history gives an account of the play in performance. Students, actors, directors and theatre-goers will all find here a reappraisal of Webster's artistry in the greatest age of English theatre, which highlights why it has lived on stage with renewed force in the last decades of the twentieth century.
