Golden excess: art and the aesthetics of the incredible in Neronian Rome

Preview   The multitude of existing studies about Nero does not mean that novel approaches are not welcome. Eric Varner’s monograph decidedly adds much to the corpus of monographs that have addressed the biography as well as the cultural context of the most famous of the allegedly wicked emperors of the Roman world. The title … Continue reading Golden excess: art and the aesthetics of the incredible in Neronian Rome