Warriors, Queens, and Intellectuals: 36 Great Women before 1400. Episode 5, Poppaea Helps Nero Persecute Christians.

Nero may not have truly “fiddled while Rome burned” but his reputation for excess and cruelty is genuine. See how the beautiful Poppaea became the wife of the mad emperor and how her religious sympathies likely influenced his persecution of Christians following a devastating fire. Ultimately, Poppae...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Great Courses, The, E. Salisbury, Joyce
Weitere Verfasser:
E. Salisbury, Joyce (SchauspielerIn)
Format:
Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2019.
Kanopy Streaming, 2020.
Zusammenfassung:
Nero may not have truly “fiddled while Rome burned” but his reputation for excess and cruelty is genuine. See how the beautiful Poppaea became the wife of the mad emperor and how her religious sympathies likely influenced his persecution of Christians following a devastating fire. Ultimately, Poppaea’s story is a complex mix of spiritual zeal and vicious cruelty.
Umfang:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
video file MPEG-4 Flash
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Anmerkungen:
Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record.
Format Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
History, Ancient.
Women's studies.
Education films.
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