Nero Archive
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Some Observations on Nero and the City of Rome
Posted on January 27, 2013 | No CommentsMost 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
Posted on October 11, 2012 | No CommentsIn 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’
Posted on September 28, 2012 | No CommentsOne 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
Posted on August 27, 2012 | No CommentsThe 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. -
The consequences of Nero’s ill-health in AD64
Posted on June 5, 2010 | No CommentsThe 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.
