From cautious ruler to cruel monster: The development of the image of Nero as murderer, arsonist and persecutor of Christians
Nero died when he was thirty years old, but there is much to say about his short live. Therefore I will only look at three aspects of his image.
MOVIE REVIEW – Boudica: Warrior Queen
This is my review of Boudica: Warrior Queen starring Alex Kingston, Emily Blunt and Steve Waddington.
Some Observations on Nero and the City of Rome
Most Neronian interventions concerning the layout of the city have been made after the Great Fire of A.D. 64. Two of the few previous important interventions were the new arrangement of the via Recta and the construction of the pons Neronianus, giving access to the area with the new baths Nero built near those of Marcus Agrippa.
Flavian Visual Propaganda : Building a Dynasty
In addition to demonstrating the application of the three themes in these instances, I would like to draw particular attention to the interrelation of the following: the misunderstood significance of the Temple of Isis in the Flavian triumph; the refiguring of Nero
Pliny, Nero, and the 'Emerald'
One notes here that Pliny does not actually explain why Nero should have preferred to watch the games in this way. The temptation is to assume that he must have been suffering from some sort of eye-condition, whether temporary or permanent, which he thought that he could relieve in this way, not least because the colour green was believed to be soothing to the eyes.
Julio-Claudian empresses
The social framework in which Romans lived has been reexamined in recent years. One important focus, the study of Roman women and family, has emerged.1 Indeed, social historians argue that the roles generally played by wives and mothers are crucial keys to our understanding their value in Roman society.
Roman Corinth: the formation of a colonial elite
This paper uses the duoviral coinage and epigraphy of Roman Corinth to define more closely the social and geographical origins of the group who, as holders of the highest offices in the colony, constituted its govering class in the period from Augustus to Nero.
The consequences of Nero's ill-health in AD64
The purpose of this paper is to propose a new explanation as to why Nero cancelled proposed trips abroad twice in quick succession in early AD64, first a trip to Achaia, then a trip to the East.
Suetonius and his treatment of the Emperor Domitian's favourable accomplishments
Suetonius’ negative portrayal of emperors was not limited to Domitian. Emperors Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius, Nero and Vitellius also received negative portrayal in accordance with the senatorial influence and damnatio memoriae evident in the literature of the period. This attitude towards these condemned emperors matched the views of the senatorial aristocracy who were the patrons of literary commissions and their authors.
A Crisis in the Multiethnic Society of Ancient Alexandria (66 A.D.)
My intention is to examine an episode from the first period of Roman domination, when the coexistence between the different ethnic groups in Alexandria (the body of Greek cit- izens, the Egyptian population and the Jewish community) was marked by signs of extreme tension and outbreaks of violence.