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Phillip Barlag
Books by Phillip Barlag
Evil Roman Emperors
The Shocking History of Ancient Rome's Most Wicked Rulers from Caligula to Nero and More
Nero fiddled while Rome burned. As catchy as that aphorism is, it’s sadly untrue, even if it has a nice ring to it. The one thing Nero is well-known for is the one thing he actually didn’t do. But fear not, the truth of his life, his rule and what he did with unrestrained power, is plenty weird, ...