Barrett, Anthony Rom brennt! Nero und das Ende einer Epoche

19 July 64 AD, late at night: Emperor Nero sets fire to Rome and, thrilled by the sea of flames, sings of the downfall of Troy in his palace. He then blames the Christian sect for the fire, which reduced a large part of the metropolis to rubble. This is how contemporaries have described it, this is how the legend has been told for 2000 years - and very little of it is true. In Rome is Burning, eminent ancient historian Anthony Barrett sets the record straight by providing a comprehensive retelling of the Great Fire of Rome and analysing its profound, long-term consequences for the Roman world.

Based on the very latest archaeological discoveries and a review of all the literary evidence, he concludes that the disaster was a 'turning point' in Roman history that ultimately led not only to the fall of Nero but also to the end of the imperial dynasty that began with Iulius Caesar.