Several ancient Roman emperors loved Greece. As the Roman Empire consolidated, Greek culture, literature, politics, and art ...

Not to suggest that Nero was himself a great emperor—but that ... he seemed anything but Roman: blond, blue-eyed, and freckle-faced, with an aptitude for art rather than war.

The Domus Aurea, or Golden House, was the sprawling palace of the Roman emperor ... Italian art. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or Nero for short, was the last emperor of the Julio ...

Sensitive and handsome, Nero (37 – 68 AD / reigned 54 – 68 AD) started out well as emperor. But his early ... Without any heirs, the Roman Empire now had no leader. With the ultimate prize ...

The Roman emperor Nero is known as one of history’s most brutal and eccentric leaders. He is said to have killed his mother, stepbrother and wives, persecuted Christians and squandered a fortune ...

but Nero: Emperor and Court is a worthwhile read for those seriously interested in the early Roman Empire. Note: Nero: Emperor and Court is also available in several e-editions.