Nero's <i>Luxuria</i> , in Tacitus and in the <i>Octavia</i>

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Authors

Patrick Kragelund · Royal Academy of Art

Abstract

According to Tacitus, this was Galba's verdict on Nero's fall. The tyrant's undoing had been of his own making. As for what determined the outcome, Galba is unequivocal. Two factors had proved decisive: Nero's immanitas and luxuria.

Topics & Keywords

Classical Antiquity Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Publication Details

Published in: The Classical Quarterly

Volume 50, Issue 2, pp. 494-515

DOI: 10.1093/cq/50.2.494

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