Rome Is Burning

Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691233949

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"Nero became Emperor in A.D 54. On the evening of July 18, 64 A. D., it seems that a lamp was left unextinguished in a stall still heaped with piles of combustible material. Whether this was accidental or deliberate we cannot now determine, and normally it would not have led to anything that would have attracted even local attention. But there was a gusty wind that night, and the flickering flame was fanned onto the flammable wares. The ensuing fire quickly spread. Before the onlookers could absorb what was happening one of the most catastrophic disasters ever to be endured by Rome was already underway. It was a disaster that brought death and misery to thousands. In Nero and the Great Fire of Rome, Anthony Barrett draws on new textual interpretations and the latest archaeological evidence, to tell the story of this pivotal moment in Rome's history and its lasting significance. Barrett argues that the Great Fire, which destroyed much of the city, changed the course of Roman History. The fire led to the collapse of Nero's regime, and his disorderly exit brought an end to Rome's first imperial dynasty, transforming from thereto, the way that emperors were selected. It also led to the first systematic persecution of the Christians, who were blamed for the blaze. Barrett provides the first comprehensive study of this dramatic event, which remains a fascination of the public imagination, and continues to be a persistent theme in the art and literature of popular culture today"--

Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691208503

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Drawing on new archaeological evidence, an authoritative history of Rome’s Great Fire—and how it inflicted lasting harm on the Roman Empire According to legend, the Roman emperor Nero set fire to his majestic imperial capital on the night of July 19, AD 64 and fiddled while the city burned. It’s a story that has been told for more than two millennia—and it’s likely that almost none of it is true. In Rome Is Burning, distinguished Roman historian Anthony Barrett sets the record straight, providing a comprehensive and authoritative account of the Great Fire of Rome, its immediate aftermath, and its damaging longterm consequences for the Roman world. Drawing on remarkable new archaeological discoveries and sifting through all the literary evidence, he tells what is known about what actually happened—and argues that the disaster was a turning point in Roman history, one that ultimately led to the fall of Nero and the end of the dynasty that began with Julius Caesar. Rome Is Burning tells how the fire destroyed much of the city and threw the population into panic. It describes how it also destroyed Nero’s golden image and provoked a financial crisis and currency devaluation that made a permanent impact on the Roman economy. Most importantly, the book surveys, and includes many photographs of, recent archaeological evidence that shows visible traces of the fire’s destruction. Finally, the book describes the fire’s continuing afterlife in literature, opera, ballet, and film. A richly detailed and scrupulously factual narrative of an event that has always been shrouded in myth, Rome Is Burning promises to become the standard account of the Great Fire of Rome for our time.

Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691172316

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"Nero became Emperor in A.D 54. On the evening of July 18, 64 A. D., it seems that a lamp was left unextinguished in a stall still heaped with piles of combustible material. Whether this was accidental or deliberate we cannot now determine, and normally it would not have led to anything that would have attracted even local attention. But there was a gusty wind that night, and the flickering flame was fanned onto the flammable wares. The ensuing fire quickly spread. Before the onlookers could absorb what was happening one of the most catastrophic disasters ever to be endured by Rome was already underway. It was a disaster that brought death and misery to thousands. In Nero and the Great Fire of Rome, Anthony Barrett draws on new textual interpretations and the latest archaeological evidence, to tell the story of this pivotal moment in Rome's history and its lasting significance. Barrett argues that the Great Fire, which destroyed much of the city, changed the course of Roman History. The fire led to the collapse of Nero's regime, and his disorderly exit brought an end to Rome's first imperial dynasty, transforming from thereto, the way that emperors were selected. It also led to the first systematic persecution of the Christians, who were blamed for the blaze. Barrett provides the first comprehensive study of this dramatic event, which remains a fascination of the public imagination, and continues to be a persistent theme in the art and literature of popular culture today"--

Author : Shadi Bartsch,Kirk Freudenburg,Cedric Littlewood
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107052208

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The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Nero by Shadi Bartsch,Kirk Freudenburg,Cedric Littlewood Pdf

A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.

Author : Cornelius Tacitus,Michael Grant
Publisher : Penguin Group USA
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-03
Category : History
ISBN : 014600146X

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Nero and the Burning of Rome by Cornelius Tacitus,Michael Grant Pdf

Author : Sophia McDougall
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780575110373

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Rome Burning by Sophia McDougall Pdf

In a parallel modern world, Rome and Japan stand on the brink of world war. When the Emperor falls ill, his young nephew Marcus Novius Caesar finds himself taking command of the greatest power on Earth. But behind the clash of empires, hidden forces are at work. For Marcus and his allies the price of peace will be higher than they dreamed. "A thoroughly good read...vividly imagined...elegant, lively writing" - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Author : Alfred J. Church
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338067883

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The Burning of Rome by Alfred J. Church Pdf

"The Burning of Rome" by Alfred J. Church tells about the relations between the first Christians and the Roman government during the times of Nero. This book is being praised for being objective and free from cultural bias, which was inherent to some other books from the same period.

Author : Dirk Rohmann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110485554

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Christianity, Book-Burning and Censorship in Late Antiquity by Dirk Rohmann Pdf

It is estimated that only a small fraction, less than 1 per cent, of ancient literature has survived to the present day. The role of Christian authorities in the active suppression and destruction of books in Late Antiquity has received surprisingly little sustained consideration by academics. In an approach that presents evidence for the role played by Christian institutions, writers and saints, this book analyses a broad range of literary and legal sources, some of which have hitherto been little studied. Paying special attention to the problem of which genres and book types were likely to be targeted, the author argues that in addition to heretical, magical, astrological and anti-Christian books, other less obviously subversive categories of literature were also vulnerable to destruction, censorship or suppression through prohibition of the copying of manuscripts. These include texts from materialistic philosophical traditions, texts which were to become the basis for modern philosophy and science. This book examines how Christian authorities, theologians and ideologues suppressed ancient texts and associated ideas at a time of fundamental transformation in the late classical world.

Author : ALFRED JOHN. CHURCH
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033270350

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BURNING OF ROME by ALFRED JOHN. CHURCH Pdf

Author : Alfred John Church
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Rome
ISBN : HARVARD:HNP3WP

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The Burning of Rome by Alfred John Church Pdf

Author : Alberto A. Martinez
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781780239408

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Burned Alive by Alberto A. Martinez Pdf

In 1600, the Catholic Inquisition condemned the philosopher and cosmologist Giordano Bruno for heresy, and he was then burned alive in the Campo de’ Fiori in Rome. Historians, scientists, and philosophical scholars have traditionally held that Bruno’s theological beliefs led to his execution, denying any link between his study of the nature of the universe and his trial. But in Burned Alive, Alberto A. Martínez draws on new evidence to claim that Bruno’s cosmological beliefs—that the stars are suns surrounded by planetary worlds like our own, and that the Earth moves because it has a soul—were indeed the primary factor in his condemnation. Linking Bruno’s trial to later confrontations between the Inquisition and Galileo in 1616 and 1633, Martínez shows how some of the same Inquisitors who judged Bruno challenged Galileo. In particular, one clergyman who authored the most critical reports used by the Inquisition to condemn Galileo in 1633 immediately thereafter wrote an unpublished manuscript in which he denounced Galileo and other followers of Copernicus for their beliefs about the universe: that many worlds exist and that the Earth moves because it has a soul. Challenging the accepted history of astronomy to reveal Bruno as a true innovator whose contributions to the science predate those of Galileo, this book shows that is was cosmology, not theology, that led Bruno to his death.

Author : Alfred John Church
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Rome
ISBN : OCLC:18344947

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The Burning of Rome ; Or, A Story of Nero's Days by Alfred John Church Pdf

Author : Virginia M Closs
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780472131907

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While Rome Burned by Virginia M Closs Pdf

While Rome Burned attends to the intersection of fire, city, and emperor in ancient Rome, tracing the critical role that urban conflagration played as both reality and metaphor in the politics and literature of the early imperial period. Urban fires presented a consistent problem for emperors from Augustus to Hadrian, especially given the expectation that the princeps be both a protector and provider for Rome’s population. The problem manifested itself differently for each leader, and each sought to address it in distinctive ways. This history can be traced most precisely in Roman literature, as authors addressed successive moments of political crisis through dialectical engagement with prior incendiary catastrophes in Rome’s historical past and cultural repertoire. Working in the increasingly repressive environment of the early principate, Roman authors frequently employed “figured” speech and mythopoetic narratives to address politically risky topics. In response to shifting political and social realities, the literature of the early imperial period reimagines and reanimates not just historical fires, but also archetypal and mythic representations of conflagration. Throughout, the author engages critically with the growing subfield of disaster studies, as well as with theoretical approaches to language, allusion, and cultural memory.

Author : Alexander Woollcott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : American essays
ISBN : OCLC:1072205200

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While Rome Burns by Alexander Woollcott Pdf

Author : Stephen Dando-Collins
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780306819339

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The Great Fire of Rome by Stephen Dando-Collins Pdf

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 characters who will determine the course of an empire. It is an unforgettable human drama that brings ancient Rome and the momentous events of 64 AD scorchingly to life.