Hermione Eyre

Greg Jenner’s survey of celebrities through the ages has a distinctly Horrible Histories feel

Nero was the Donald Trump of the ancient world, we are told, while Byron was a ‘young hot sex pirate’

The Emperor Nero. Credit: Getty Images
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  • Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen

    Greg Jenner

    Weidenfeld, pp. 389, £18

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