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The great fire of Rome: the fall of the emperor Nero and his city

Book ID
104472247
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2010
Tongue
English
Weight
2 MB
Edition
1st Da Capo Press ed
Category
Fiction
ISBN
128278854X

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✦ Synopsis

On the night of July 19, AD 64, a fire began beneath the stands of Rome's great stadium, the Circus Maximus. For more than a week the fire spread, engulfing most of the city and nearly burning it to the ground. With its capital in ruins, Rome's powerful empire teetered on the edge of collapse as Nero struggled desperately to save his empire ... and his skin. In The Great Fire of Rome, Dando-Collins takes readers through the streets of ancient Rome, where unrest simmers, and into the imperial palace, where political intrigue seethes, relating a pot-boiler story filled with fascinating historical cha.

✦ Subjects

Nero [54–68 AD]

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