Nero - the Tyrannic Emperor

Nero is known as erratic and autocratic emperor of Rome. This book relates the history of his life, reign and death. "I have often wondered what Nero would have done if he had been Emperor of the United States for a few weeks and felt as sensitive to newspaper criticism as he seems to have been. Wouldn't it be a picnic to see Nero cross the Jersey ferry to kill off a few journalists who had adversely criticized his course?..."