Nero

The book by Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor I.O. Knyazko is dedicated to the personality of one of the most famous Roman emperors - Nero.

Lord of the Roman Empire, notorious among Christians as the Antichrist, repeatedly cursed by Roman writers as the most brutal tyrant who destroyed the most worthy among the Romans, has captured the attention of historians for almost two millennia. A student and protégé of the great philosopher Seneca, who condemned his teacher to death... A mother-killer... The first persecutor of Christians, responsible for the deaths of apostles Peter and Paul... At the same time, Nero was a devotee of high theatrical art, feeling disgust for bloody gladiatorial fights, the common entertainment of the Romans. Nero - an actor, a singer, a musician. Even as he parted with life, he mourned not for the lost imperial power; he exclaimed: "What a great artist is perishing!"

 This book, offered to the reader, recounts these tragic pages of Roman history, the people of this time, and the complex, contradictory figure of Nero himself. .