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<p>List of Illustrations xi</p> <p>Notes on Contributors xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>Introduction: The Neronian (Literary) ‘‘Renaissance’’ 1<br /> <i>Martin T. Dinter</i></p> <p><b>PART I Nero</b></p> <p>1 The Performing Prince 17<br /> <i>Elaine Fantham</i></p> <p>2 Biographies of Nero 29<br /> <i>Donna W. Hurley</i></p> <p>3 Nero the Imperial Misfit: Philhellenism in a Rich Man’s World 45<br /> <i>Sigrid Mratschek</i></p> <p><b>PART II The Empire</b></p> <p>4 The Empire in the Age of Nero 65<br /> <i>Myles Lavan</i></p> <p>5 Apollo in Arms: Nero at the Frontier 83<br /> <i>David Braund</i></p> <p>6 Domus Neroniana: The Imperial Household in the Age of Nero 102<br /> <i>Michael J. Mordine</i></p> <p>7 Religion 118<br /> <i>Darja ¡ Sterbenc Erker</i></p> <p>8 Neronian Philosophy 134<br /> <i>Jenny Bryan</i></p> <p><b>PART III Literature, Art, and Architecture</b></p> <p>9 Seneca, Apocolocyntosis 151<br /> <i>Christopher L. Whitton</i></p> <p>10 The Carmina Einsidlensia and Calpurnius Siculus’ Eclogues 170<br /> <i>John Henderson</i></p> <p>11 Seneca’s Philosophical Writings: Naturales Quaestiones, Dialogi, Epistulae Morales 188<br /> <i>Jonathan Mannering</i></p> <p>12 Senecan Tragedy 204<br /> <i>Emma Buckley</i></p> <p>13 Lucan’s Bellum Civile 225<br /> <i>Philip Hardie</i></p> <p>14 Petronius’ Satyrica 241<br /> <i>Tom Murgatroyd</i></p> <p>15 Persius 258<br /> <i>Marden Fitzpatrick Nichols</i></p> <p>16 Columella, De Re Rustica 275<br /> <i>Christiane Reitz</i></p> <p>17 Literature of the World: Seneca’s Natural Questions and Pliny’s Natural History 288<br /> <i>Aude Doody</i></p> <p>18 Greek Literature Under Nero 302<br /> <i>Dirk Uwe Hansen</i></p> <p>19 Buildings of an Emperor – How Nero Transformed Rome 314<br /> <i>Heinz-J¨urgen Beste and Henner von Hesberg</i></p> <p>20 Portraits of an Emperor – Nero, the Sun, and Roman Otium 332<br /> <i>Marianne Bergmann</i></p> <p>21 Neronian Wall-Painting. A Matter of Perspective 363<br /> <i>Katharina Lorenz</i></p> <p><b>PART IV Reception</b></p> <p>22 Nero in Jewish and Christian Tradition from the First Century to the Reformation 385<br /> <i>Harry O. Maier</i></p> <p>23 Haec Monstra Edidit. Translating Lucan in the Early Seventeenth Century 405<br /> <i>Yanick Maes</i></p> <p>24 Haunted by Horror: The Ghost of Seneca in Renaissance Drama 425<br /> <i>Susanna Braund</i></p> <p>25 ‘‘Fantasies so Varied and Bizarre’’: The Domus Aurea, the Renaissance, and the ‘‘Grotesque’’ 444<br /> <i>Michael Squire</i></p> <p>Epilogue</p> <p>26 Nachwort: Nero from Zero to Hero 467<br /> <i>Miriam Griffin</i></p> <p>Index 481</p>

<p>“Buckley and Dinter must be commended for producing a Companion as stimulating as it is wide-ranging.”  (<i>Language & Literature</i>, 1 October 2014)</p> <p>“All the essays are clear, detailed and relevant… Buckley and Dinter must be commended for producing a Companion as stimulating as it is wide-ranging.”  (<i>Journal of Roman Studies</i>, 17 October 2014)</p> <p>"This book is a must-have for anyone working on the Neronian Age, but it will also be a valuable asset to those interested in Roman culture more broadly." (<i>Classical Journal</i>, 9 May 2014)</p> <p>“Many of its essays should become the standard discussions on the topic, whereas others gesture importantly toward future work to be done in the field. Moreover, the clarity of the chapters makes them suitable to be used pedagogically in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course." (<i>Bryn Mawr Classical Review</i>, 29 February 2014)</p> “It is very hard to do justice to this excellent addition to the series of Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World<i>.</i> The editors have done a splendid job in selecting and organising the material, together with some helpful cross-referencing within the contributions<b>.</b>”  (<i>Journal of Classics Teaching</i>, 1 June 2013) <p> </p>

<b>Emma Buckley</b> is Lecturer in Latin and Classical Studies at the University of St. Andrews. She has published on post-Virgilian epic, Maffeo Vegio and Christopher Marlowe. She is currently writing a monograph on Valerius Flaccus’ <i>Argonautica</i>. <p><b>Martin T. Dinter</b> is Lecturer in Latin Literature and Language at King’s College London. He has published articles on Virgil, Horace, Lucan and Valerius Flaccus and is the author of a forthcoming monograph on Lucan’s <i>Bellum Civile</i>.</p>

<i>A Companion to the Neronian Age</i> is an up-to-date, interdisciplinary and comprehensive collection of essays on the literature, history, archaeology and the reception of this period. Offering a careful balance of scholarly overview and new research, this collection presents an in-depth focus on individual works of art and text, but also ranges across broader aspects of Neronian rule—home affairs and international relations; the imperial image from cameo to colossus—as well as fresh perspectives, with chapters on religion, philosophy and reception. Making important research available in English for the first time, the <i>Companion</i> will serve as an authoritative overview and helpful resource for all levels of students and scholars.

<p>“This is a terrific, up-to-date and hugely stimulating set of essays on Nero, that encompasses not only the historical and cultural contexts of his reign (including literature, art and architecture) but also the range of his receptions in later periods.  Not only are the papers lively and theoretically informed, but they are by exactly the people one would want to read on these issues in the current age.”<br /> <i>Jas' Elsner,</i> <i>Corpus Christi College, Oxford</i></p> <p>“Boasting an excellent cast of contributors, this volume offers meticulous coverage of all aspects of the artistic and literary culture of the Neronian age, and many of the essays amount to state-of-the-art commentary on their given topics. It constitutes is an essential guide to the Neronian times.”<br /> <i>Gareth Williams, Columbia University</i></p> <p>“A must-have for all serious Nerophiles, an authoritative yet engaging guide to the emperor’s life and times, and, possibly an even nicer treat, to his fascinating afterlife.<br /> <i>Anthony Barrett, University of Heidelberg</i></p> <p>“The volume constitutes a compelling overview of Nero and his outsize impact on Roman culture and society that will interest both classical scholars and enthusiasts of the cinematic Nero alike.”<br /> <i>Alison Keith, University of Toronto</i></p>

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