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The Great Fire of Rome
Stephen Dando-Collins
其他書名
The Fall of the Emperor Nero and His City
出版Hachette UK, 2010-09-07
主題History / Ancient / Rome
ISBN03068193339780306819339
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=xoVVDgAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.