9780399584619-0399584617-The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero

The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero

ISBN-13: 9780399584619
ISBN-10: 0399584617
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Author: Margaret George
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Berkley
Format: Hardcover 592 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780399584619
ISBN-10: 0399584617
Edition: First Edition, First Printing
Author: Margaret George
Publication date: 2018
Publisher: Berkley
Format: Hardcover 592 pages

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The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero (ISBN-13: 9780399584619 and ISBN-10: 0399584617), written by authors Margaret George, was published by Berkley in 2018. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent The Splendor Before the Dark: A Novel of the Emperor Nero (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.47.

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Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history.

With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero 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. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to undertake the impossible.

Nero will either survive and be the first in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the greatest dynasty the world has ever known.

“A resplendent novel filled with the gilt and marble of the ancient world.”—C. W. Gortner, author of The Romanov Empress
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