Jacob Abbott’s Nero examines the life and reign of Rome’s most infamous emperor — the young man who began his rule under Seneca’s guidance and ended it reviled as a matricide, persecutor of Christians, and fiddler while Rome burned. Abbott brings his characteristic narrative accessibility to a reign full of drama, excess, and political violence, drawing on Tacitus, Suetonius, and Cassius Dio.
This free EPUB is formatted for e-readers. For readers new to imperial Roman history, Abbott’s Makers of History biographies provide an engaging gateway to the complex and often shocking world of the Julio-Claudians.