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Podcast | Classicist Mary Beard on the infamous Roman emperor Nero

Nero At The British Museum: A Rome That Smacked Of Game Of Thrones

Nero, The British Museum 4 Nero loved his chariot races; here s one depicted on one of several carved panels in the exhibition. © The Trustees of the British Museum. If you could go back in time, would you kill a young Hitler? One of those moral conundrums that comes up in scifi films and at dinner parties. And it crosses my mind in the British Museum, studying a cherubic statue of a boy who would go on to become Nero a man who executed his mother and his wife, and it s said watched on as his own city burned to the ground.

14 Excellent Exhibitions To See When Museums Open This Month

Murder & Betrayal: Thomas Becket at The British Museum An alabaster panel showing the murder of Thomas Becket. © The Trustees of the British Museum In a story that sent shockwaves around Europe 850 year ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered by allies of the King. Now you can see how the whole thing unfolded. Becket was one of the most powerful men in the country; we see his rise to power and how he was remembered after his death as both a saint and a traitor. Sacred objects and eyewitness accounts bring his story to life in an exhibition that s reason to park the Netflix true crime binge, and examine some evidence in the flesh.

Notorious Roman Emperor Nero Explored In New British Museum Show

Notorious Roman Emperor Nero Explored In New British Museum Show 22 April 2021 / Art Categories Preview / Art Tags British Museum, Nero / / / The British Museum is to mount the first major UK exhibition on Nero, one of the most notorious ancient Roman emperors. Nero: the man behind the myth will explore the true story of Rome’s fifth emperor informed by new research and archaeological evidence from the time, challenging the biased historical accounts written after Nero’s death that have shaped his legacy. Recent discoveries relating to Nero’s fourteen-year rule reveal a more accurate picture. Treasures hidden during the destruction of Colchester in AD 60-61 during Boudica’s Iceni rebellion, burned artefacts from the Fire of Rome in AD 64, and evidence from the destruction of Pompeii uncover a new understanding of Nero’s turbulent and misconceived reign.

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