Nero: The Man and the LegendThe author introduces a character with whom the reader is already familiar and about whom he probably has preconceived ideas. There is no intent here to moralize about the character of Nero, but merely the desire to present an honest biography in which truth is unravelled from the skein of myth and falsehood which has surrounded the fifth Emperor of Rome. Drawing mainly upon Tacitus, the author chronicles the life of Nero from his birth to his death, focusing on those personalities -- Agrippina, Seneca, Petronius, the unhappy Octavia -- close to the Emperor, and never sacrificing truth to sensationalism. The author has paid attention to the background of the persecution of the Christians in 64 A.D. and uses much material from the Epistles of the New Testament. The conclusion that the author reaches about certain aspects of the burning of Rome and the persecution of the Christians may well surprise many readers. [Book jacket]. |
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Page 52
... knew : she knew that she could not force the issue now . She imagined Nero realized it too . Nero's first reaction in his panic was to summon his two con- fidants Burrus and Seneca . They may have known of the whole plot in the first ...
... knew : she knew that she could not force the issue now . She imagined Nero realized it too . Nero's first reaction in his panic was to summon his two con- fidants Burrus and Seneca . They may have known of the whole plot in the first ...
Page 88
... knew that their clear duty was to profess Christianity and to confess their part in the holocaust . They knew that whatever happened they must not deny their Master and the work that they had done in His Name . The rest of the story has ...
... knew that their clear duty was to profess Christianity and to confess their part in the holocaust . They knew that whatever happened they must not deny their Master and the work that they had done in His Name . The rest of the story has ...
Page 174
... knew the story of the Neronian impostor of Tacitus : he may have believed the impostor was genuine and here was ... knew the details of the persecution of 64 : he knew that Rome was burnt by fire in that year ( Ch . 18 , v . 18 , Ch . 19 ...
... knew the story of the Neronian impostor of Tacitus : he may have believed the impostor was genuine and here was ... knew the details of the persecution of 64 : he knew that Rome was burnt by fire in that year ( Ch . 18 , v . 18 , Ch . 19 ...
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