Full name: Nero: The End of a Dynasty

Author: Miriam T. Griffin Year: 1985 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Biographies, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads LibraryThing Amazon ISBNs: 9780415214643 0415214645

Acclaimed as a classic portrait, Griffin's work is widely considered to be the definitive biography of this notorious emperor. Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians, novelists and general readers. The first Princeps tol be declared a Public Enemy by the Roman Senate, Nero became one of the canonical tyrants along with Caligula and Domitian, and bears the dubious honor of having essentially brought about the end of the Augustan dynasty. Griffin observes the emperor in the world in which he lived, his intense relationship with the arts, and the factors leading to his final downfall. Similar books: Tiberius the Politician by Barbara Levick Claudius by Barbara Levick The Roman Emperors by Michael Grant Aurelian and the Third Century by Alaric Watson Diocletian and the Roman Recovery by Stephen Williams Hadrian and the Triumph of Rome by Anthony Everitt Caligula: The Corruption of Power by Anthony A. Barrett Augustus by Anthony Everitt Livia by Anthony A. Barrett Marcus Aurelius by Anthony Birley The Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine by Pat Southern Tiberius Caesar by David Shotter The Twelve Caesars by Michael Grant The Fall of the Roman Empire by Michael Grant Caesar by Adrian Goldsworthy The Boys In The Boat by Daniel James Brown Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard First Light by Geoffrey Wellum The Children of Henry VIII by Alison Weir Rebel Yell by S. C. Gwynne