Nero

Contents List of Maps Acknowledgments Table of Dates Introduction 1 Nero Comes to the Throne 2 Nero’s Mother in Charge 3 Nero and His Helpers 4 The Death of Agrippina 5 An Emperor Who Sings, Acts, and Races 6 Hard Realities of an Emperor’s Life 7 Expansion and Exploration 8 New Advisers and a New Life 9 The Great Fire and the Christians 10 The Golden House: Art and Luxury 11 The Official Image of Nero 12 The Upper-Class Backlash 13 Rebellion and Triumph 14 The End Appendix One: The Legend of Nero Appendix Two: The Sources of Information Appendix Three: Sums of Money References Further Reading Genealogical Tables Index