The Life of Nero Claudius Caesar (Unabridged)

The Life of Nero Claudius Caesar (Unabridged)

Title: The Life of Nero Claudius Caesar (Unabridged)
Author: Suetonius & Thomas Forester - translator
Release: 2024-10-24
Kind: audiobook
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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The Life of Nero Claudius Caesar (Unabri Suetonius & Thomas Forester - translator
Suetonius’ account of the life of Nero does not shy away from the emperor’s alleged barbarism. In this biography from The Twelve Caesars, the Roman historian recounts numerous examples of Nero’s narcissism, perversion, and cruelty. It is from this account that we get the legend that Nero “fiddled as Rome burned.” When the heirless emperor ended his own life, it marked he fall of the Julio-Claudian empire and led to rejoicing in the streets.