Deconstructing imperial representation : Tacitus, Cassius Dio, and Suetonius on Nero and Domitian /

What literary strategies do Tacitus, Cassius Dio, and Suetonius apply in portraying Nero and Domitian? This book argues that the three authors respond to and deconstruct the positive accounts of imperial representation that were prevalent during the lifetimes of the two controversial emperors. They...

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Main Author: Schulz, Verena (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden Boston : BRILL, 2019.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements; volume427.
Classical Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004393820.

Subjects:

Tacitus, Cornelius.

Cassius Dio Cocceianus.

Suetonius, > approximately 69-approximately 122.

Nero, > Emperor of Rome, > 37-68.