The Resource The splendor before the dark : a novel of the Emperor Nero, Margaret George
The splendor before the dark : a novel of the Emperor Nero, Margaret George
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- Summary
- With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace--and the politicians... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome's--and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The splendor before the dark : a novel of the Emperor Nero
- Title
- The splendor before the dark
- Title remainder
- a novel of the Emperor Nero
- Statement of responsibility
- Margaret George
- Title variation
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- Emperor Nero
- Splendour before the dark
- Subject
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- trueCivilization, Ancient
- Emperors
- Emperors -- Rome -- Fiction
- FICTION / Biographical
- FICTION / Historical / Ancient
- FICTION / Literary
- Fiction
- trueFire
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 -- Fiction
- Novels
- truePolitical intrigue
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueRoman emperors
- Rome (Empire)
- trueRome -- History -- Nero, 54-68
- Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction
- trueRulers
- History
- 54-68
- trueBetrayal
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace--and the politicians... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome's--and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10738555
- Cataloging source
- PUL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- George, Margaret
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Nero novels
- Series volume
- 0002
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Nero
- Nero
- Emperors
- Emperors
- Rome
- Rome (Empire)
- FICTION / Biographical
- FICTION / Historical / Ancient
- FICTION / Literary
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a novel of the Emperor Nero
- Label
- The splendor before the dark : a novel of the Emperor Nero, Margaret George
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1022981359
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 571 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399584619
- Lccn
- 2017060014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1022981359
- Label
- The splendor before the dark : a novel of the Emperor Nero, Margaret George
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1022981359
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- x, 571 pages
- Isbn
- 9780399584619
- Lccn
- 2017060014
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1022981359
Subject
- trueCivilization, Ancient
- Emperors
- Emperors -- Rome -- Fiction
- FICTION / Biographical
- FICTION / Historical / Ancient
- FICTION / Literary
- Fiction
- trueFire
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68
- Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68 -- Fiction
- Novels
- truePolitical intrigue
- truePower (Social sciences)
- trueRoman emperors
- Rome (Empire)
- trueRome -- History -- Nero, 54-68
- Rome -- History -- Nero, 54-68 -- Fiction
- trueRulers
- History
- 54-68
- trueBetrayal
- Biographical fiction
- Biographical fiction
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