THE WEEK

What are the critics saying about the British Museum’s Nero exhibition?

Few figures in history are quite as notorious as the first century Roman emperor Nero, said Farah Nayeri in The New York Times. “The charge sheet against him is long and familiar”: Nero is seen as the ...
Artnet

Fiddling Schmiddling! The British Museum Has Set Out to Prove That Infamous Roman Emperor Nero Wasn’t So Bad

The name Nero, like Madonna or Voltaire, needs little introduction. Even if you didn’t know that the Roman emperor’s full name was Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or that he succeeded the ...
Hyperallergic

What to Make of Nero?

LONDON — Have you ever been bothered by a Roman emperor? This question has been plaguing me for centuries. It turns up after a bad night on the town. It turns up after a good day on the links. It is ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new ...
WBAL

Bad reputation: British Museum takes new look at Rome’s Nero

LONDON (AP) — The British Museum’s new exhibition on the Roman Emperor Nero opens with a piece of fake news from the ancient world. Visitors are greeted with an image of Peter Ustinov as Nero in the ...