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How important is theatricality and spectacle to Nero? Spectacle and the spectacular were obviously greatly important in Nero's life; both to Nero's own life and to the way in which Suetonius presents his opinions of Nero. The earliest mentions of spectacle in the book are of Nero's ancestors. The incident of the gain of their bronze beard gave his family a distinctive appearance, and also associated them with the gods, a spectacle like no other. However, despite this benefit, the detriments held against his family are far worse, appearing more to be making a spectacle of you than creating something that people want to see for positive reasons. Chapter 2 gives us the first of the negative images we receive of Nero's ancestors. One of his ancestors having paraded on an elephant, as though celebrating a triumph without deserving one, was a poor infliction, but showed similarity to Nero's character,...

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