Barrett Anthony a. Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty 9780691172316

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Автор: Barrett Anthony a.
Название: Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty
ISBN: 9780691172316
Издательство: Wiley
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История Древнего мира: до 500 гг. н.э.

ISBN-10: 0691172315
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 352
Вес: 0.77 кг.
Дата издания: 10.11.2020
Серия: Turning points in ancient history
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 51 b/w illus. 1 table. 1 map.
Размер: 239 x 163 x 36
Читательская аудитория: General (us: trade)
Подзаголовок: Nero and the fire that ended a dynasty
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Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Romes Great Fire--and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire

According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital on the night of July 19, AD 64 and fiddled while the city burned. Its a story that has been told for more than two millennia--and its likely that almost none of it is true. In Rome Is Burning, distinguished Roman historian Anthony Barrett sets the record straight, providing a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Great Fire of Rome, its immediate aftermath, and its damaging longterm consequences for the Roman world. Drawing on remarkable new archaeological discoveries and sifting through all the literary evidence, he tells what is known about what actually happened--and argues that the disaster was a turning point in Roman history, one that ultimately led to the fall of Nero and the end of the dynasty that began with Julius Caesar.

Rome Is Burning tells how the fire destroyed much of the city and threw the population into panic. It describes how it also destroyed Neros golden image and provoked a financial crisis and currency devaluation that made a permanent impact on the Roman economy. Most importantly, the book surveys, and includes many photographs of, recent archaeological evidence that shows visible traces of the fires destruction. Finally, the book describes the fires continuing afterlife in literature, opera, ballet, and film.

A richly detailed and scrupulously factual narrative of an event that has always been shrouded in myth, Rome Is Burning promises to become the standard account of the Great Fire of Rome for our time.

-- Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty, Barrett Anthony a.