Nero is one of the most infamous of Rome's emperors, but he may not be the complete tyrant history remembers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...
“Nero,” by Anthony Everitt and Roddy Ashworth. Random House, 448 pages. Edward Gibbon begins “The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire” with a splendid panorama of the Antonine dynasty’s holdings, ...