Nero
by Edward Champlin
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Author: Edward ChamplinEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-30
ISBN: 0674018222
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
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Book Review: Great Research - Mediocre and Meandering Writing
Summary: 4 Stars
It sounds like this guy's buddies have been reviewing this book, based upon all the glowing reviews. Mr. Champlin (the author) seems to be a gifted researcher...the bibliography is staggering and the details of Nero's life are amazing, if true. But to get to them you have to wade through these ramblings that go on and on and on. In my mind, a four-star review means that I thought it was at least worth it to wade through them to get to the fruits of his research. His descriptions of the 'Golden House' (a palace that Nero had constructed) are what I was really looking for, and he delivers - but his descriptions of the astonishing celebrations and festivities that Frat-Guy-Gone-Wild Nero put on is worth adding this to your library if you're interested in in the minute details of this sort of thing. But Wikipedia presents a better overview of Nero in a relatively short entry than Mr. Champlin does in 237 pages. It's not really readable in the traditional sense...you just skip around looking for something that isn't pure opinion or these tangents that go off on every subject. I'm glad he takes on the silly 'Fiddling while Rome burns' issue, which is probably about as real as 'Let them eat cake' and puts out the thought for discussion that this was just an historical 'urban legend'. So, thumbs up or thumbs down? You decide...
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