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Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s 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.
21 de sept. de 2021 · In Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty, historian Anthony A. Barrett, professor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, navigates through the complex evidence surrounding the Great Fire of 64 CE to show that much of the popular perception of Nero is illusory.
10 de nov. de 2020 · 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.
10 de nov. de 2020 · Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire—and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire. According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire...
It describes how it also destroyed Nero's 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 fire's destruction.
Rome Is Burning: Nero and the Fire That Ended a Dynasty (Turning Points in Ancient History Book 2) (English Edition) eBook : Barrett, Anthony A.: Amazon.es: Tienda Kindle
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