02316cam a2200325 i 4500 606869971 TxAuBib 20221220120000.0 220415s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022018557 9780593133200 HRD 30.00 059313320X HRD 30.00 TxAuBib rda Everitt, Anthony, author Nero. Nero [BOOK] : matricide, music, and murder in imperial Rome / Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth. First edition. New York : Random House, [2022] xxi, 415 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The New Order -- A Family at War -- The Improbable Emperor -- Young Hopeful Gentleman -- A Dish of Mushrooms -- Best of Mothers -- 'My Foolish Love' -- Free at Last! -- The Turning Point -- The Queen is Dead -- Fire! Fire! -- All the Conspirators -- The Armenian Question -- 'I dream'd that Greece could still be free' -- Downfall -- Loose Ends. There are many infamous stories about the Roman emperor Nero: He set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Cruel, vain, and incompetent, he then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. Nero has long been the very image of a bad ruler, a legacy left behind by the historians of his day, who despised him. But there is a mystery. For a long time after his death, anonymous hands laid flowers on his grave. The monster was loved. In this nuanced biography, Anthony Everitt, the celebrated biographer of classical Greece and Rome, and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero and offer a reappraisal of his life. Provided by publisher. 20221220. Nero Emperor of Rome 37-68. Emperors Rome Biography. Rome (Italy) History Nero, 54-68. Ashworth, Roddy, author.