The Year of the Four Emperors and the Revelation of John: The `pro-Neronian' Emperors Otho and Vitellius, and the Images and Colossus of Nero in Rome

This article draws attention to the events of the `Year of the Four Emperors', the period of unrest and civil war which followed Nero's death in 68 CE. Their bearing on the Revelation of John has been underestimated. My aims are to demonstrate the centrality of Nero in John's understa...

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Main Author: van Kooten, George H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2007
In: Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2007, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 205-248
Further subjects:B Nero
B Colossus of Nero
B Revelation of John
B Otho and Vitellius
B Golden House
B Year of the Four Emperors
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