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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Neronian Myths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2020

Shushma Malik
Shushma Malik
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Roehampton University, London
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This chapter introduces the ‘myths’ about Nero that have circulated since his death in AD 68. One of the most potent of these in the Nero-Antichrist. While the study of the association between Nero and the Antichrist has mainly been confined to New Testament scholarship, this introduction demonstrates why it is so important, following the linguistic turn, to conduct an investigation underpinned by theories of historiography and reception studies.

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The Nero-Antichrist
Founding and Fashioning a Paradigm
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Introduction
  • Shushma Malik, Roehampton University, London
  • Book: The Nero-Antichrist
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868921.002
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  • Introduction
  • Shushma Malik, Roehampton University, London
  • Book: The Nero-Antichrist
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868921.002
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  • Introduction
  • Shushma Malik, Roehampton University, London
  • Book: The Nero-Antichrist
  • Online publication: 27 March 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108868921.002
Available formats
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