Nero

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 fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. He then cleared the charred ruins and built ...See More