After the death of his mother and wife, Nero became very interesting in art, and he also sang and danced.
In the year 64 AD, the Great Fire of Rome caused immense destruction. Nero is infamously
During the first few years of Nero’s reign, Agrippina held much influence over her son and political affairs. Because Nero was 17 at the time he became Emperor, and not yet old enough to rule,…
Agricola’s standing and influence grew through his alliances, as well as his own merit, and resulted in promotions that sanctioned him to accomplish significant military achievements that chiseled his memory into history. After Nero died in 68 A.D. there was conflict over the throne, when Agricola heard of Vespasian’s claim to the throne he gave Vespasian his…
Flavia died before Vespasian's emperorship and after her death Vespasian returned to his former mistress, Caenis, who had been secretary of Antonia, (daughter of Marc Anthony and mother of Claudius). Caenis apparently exerted considerable influence over Vespasian and remarried his wife in all but name, even after he became emperor.…
Domitian, 51-96 CE, was the last emperor of the Flavian dynasty. His mother and sister died when he was young and his father, Vespasian, and elder brother, Titus, were away in the military. Domitian’s father, made him his representative, but Mucianus, his second in command. Domitican focused on arts and literature over politics. Titus died in 81 CE and Domitian was named Emperor. Domitian inherited few military successes and economic downturn. He raised taxes, devalued the money, and paid for costly arts programs, such as, the Capitoline Games, a sporting event (Donahue). Domitian caused repressed the Roman people. He killed people on the Roman Upper class and Christians. Additionally, Domitian killed his cousin, Flavius Clemins in 96 CE. The Praetorian Guard, backed by the Senate and the royal family, murdered him. Domitian inherited a Roman Empire and by the end of his reign of 15 years, he brought. Post-mortem, Domitian was given a damnation memoriae to erase his memory from history. His death led to the Nervan-Antonian…
Both Agrippina and Gnaeus gained something from their marriage. By Gnaeus marrying a “Julian Princess”, or woman from the Julian bloodline, he was made consul in AD32 for a year by Caligula, extended from the usual six month period. Apart from the protection Gnaeus provided for Agrippina, the birth of Agrippina’s only child, Nero, was another. Nero, born as Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born in AD37, breech. A baby being born breech was widely perceived as ill-omened, however, ill-omened was how Agrippina’s life was said to be, predicted by a soothsayer that her son, in the future,…
The Roman leader Nero slit his own throat on June 9th, 68 C.E. after receiving word that the Senate had declared him a public enemy. He was 30 years old. In the beginning of 68 C.E. Gaius Vindex led a rebellion against Nero, Rome’s current emperor, that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall, and was easily overtaken by the rebels, proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards, Sulpicius Galba was put in charge of Rome but ruled poorly, marking the start of the Year of Four Emperors.…
Scullard, H. H. (2003). From the Gracchi to Nero: A history of Rome, 133 B.C. to A.D. 68. [S.l.]: Routledge.…
Roman history was known for having many bad emperors and Nero was amongst one of them. He became famous for his self-indulgence and cruel behavior. He was the last emperor from his period. Nero was the first to persecute Christians and set a model for that religion's oppression that went on and on for many years. Augustus had brought and secured harmony to the Roman Empire and during his reign he combined a range of powers. Caligula four years as emperor were bizarre and after his assassination, his uncle, Claudius came into power. Often depicted as a mug, he was able to show his capability as an emperor from time to time. After Claudius died, Nero came to power.…
As for many emperors it was not uncommon for them to stray from their wives with many discrepancies, yet Caligula’s sexual conquest involved encounters with his sisters which of the two he had favored Drusilla the most. The Italian Almanac biography goes into further detail of what his relationship with his sister Drusilla grew into in stating, “Caligula forced Drusilla to live with him as his wife, following the practice of the Egyptian pharaohs. It was said that when Drusilla became pregnant, Caligula couldn't wait for the birth of their god-like child and disemboweled her to pluck the unborn baby from her womb. True or not, Drusilla died and Caligula had her deified.” Caligula would boast about bedding the women he stole from other men, taking whatever he wanted was not out of the norm for an emperor, but when there were rumors of him and his sisters the people became to openly question their emperor. He exiled or killed many family members not to mention the enemies or the people who dared to comment on the ruler in an aspect if he got wind of the word they would be put to death immediately. Forcing families to watch their loved ones to be executed, he reveled in other’s pain it amused him…
Augustus’ dynasty included the unpopular Tiberius (14-37 A.D.), the bloodthirsty and unstable Caligula (37-41) and Claudius (41-54), who was best remembered for his army’s conquest of Britain. The line ended with Nero (54-68), whose excesses drained the Roman treasury and led to his downfall and eventual suicide. Four emperors took the throne in the tumultuous year after Nero’s death; the fourth, Vespasian (69-79), and his successors, Titus and Domitian, were known as the Flavians; they attempted to temper the excesses of the Roman court, restore Senate authority and promote public welfare. Titus (79-81) earned his people’s devotion with his handling of recovery efforts after the infamous eruption of Vesuvius, which destroyed the towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii.…
Some people have come to the conclusion that Nero did not start the Great Fire of Rome. They have come to this conclusion based on the fact that he was not there at the time to ignite the fire. Also he had witnesses who saw where he was at the time of the fire. Being that Nero was disliked, he was framed for a fire that started accidentally. Many myths about Nero circulated about him being the one who started the fire which accredited to his bad reputation. Nero did not start the Great Fire of Rome because he was not present during the time the fire started, myths were started about him, and was framed for the fire because he was disliked.…
Julius Caesar told one person of his adventures. That one person spread the story all over Rome! They say Julius made the “Tents of Fire” since he built Vulcan’s original “Tent of Fire”. Julius memorized the blueprints and continued…
He killed his mother, step-brother and two wives, but did he? He killed the Christians and many senates, but did he? He burnt Rome and built his palace upon the burnt remains of the city, but did he? Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus or more known as Rome’s youngest emperor, Nero. He rose into power and became the ruler of the world's largest, most powerful and dominant empire; the Roman Empire, only at the age of 17. His mother; Agrippina the Younger is known to be the main reason behind his imperial power, as her desires to control were fulfilled through her control of him, thus she was indirectly ruling the Empire through her young son. Moreover, Rome’s new young and loved emperor was soon hated and blamed for many crimes that he may or may not…
Rome a symbol of strength, empowerment and prosperity for many, leaving no doubt in modern historians thoughts that this utopia was one of the most prominent of the ancient era’s. One dynasty within this epoch stands out, as being one of the most provocative and influential was the Julio-Claudian dynasty. This period was introduced with the instigation of the emperor Julio Augustus, known as one of the most appreciated emperors in Roman history. After Augustus came the rulers Tiberius, Gaius Germanicus (Caligula), Claudius and Nero. With every new ruler the amount of power and wealth in the city swelled, some even say that it was the golden age of Roman literature and arts. Each of these power broker’s have one person in common, apart from imperial extravagance and notoriety, they all have felt the sting of Julia Agrippina’s manipulative powers (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2013). When studying Agrippina it is found that many of the sources do not retain a sympathetic view of the During the Julio-Claudian era Agrippina the younger only retained her power through the manipulation of her son, husband and peers. By doing this she made herself on the most powerful women in Rome.…
While initially seen as a fair ruler this can be most contributed to the level heads and knowledge given from those who primarily advised the young ruler, and as his advisers left him to his own resources we can see the slow decline and shift in Emperor Nero’s priorities and desires. His perceived lack of caring for the support of the Roman people that eventually promulgated his down fall and resulted in his death. In other words best intentions are often laid barren and to waste when focus is…