Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-269) and index.
The once and future king -- Stories and histories -- Portrait of the artist -- The power of myth -- Shining Apollo -- Saturnalia -- One house -- Triumph.
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"Without seeking to rehabilitate the historical monster, Champlin renders Nero more intelligible by illuminating the motives behind his theatrical gestures, and revealing the artist who thought of himself as a heroic figure." "Nero is a reconception of a historical account that extends back to Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio."--Jacket.