Agrippina the Younger Agrippina the Younger‚ the wife of Claudius and mother of Nero‚ was one of the most famous women in Roman history and one of the greatest influences on Nero’s reign. She was an intelligent woman that was willing to do anything to help her son‚ Nero‚ inherit the throne. However‚ Nero thought that she was too powerful during his reign that he was the one to plan her death in 59 CE. Agrippina was born in Ara Ubiorum‚ Rome on November 6‚ 15 CE. Her parents‚ Agrippina the
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Valentine’s Day Story One The first story suggests that the Roman Emperor Claudius II deprived his soldiers of the right to be married‚ believing that soldiers who married were weak and unreliable. (The second story contains a degree of myth and mystique.) II. Origin of Valentine’s Day Story Two It depicts Valentine in prison as he awaits his execution for his defiance of Claudius II. (A third story describes how Roman sons and daughters were kept separated
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Father Dies AD 28 Marries Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus AD 33 Mother dies in prison AD 37 Gauis Caligula becomes emperor Nero born AD 40 Ahenobarbus dies AD 41 Gauis assassinated AD 42 Marries Crispus AD 49 Marries Claudius AD 50 Nero adopted by Claudius AD 54 Nero Becomes emperor AD 56-59 Period of Decline AD 59 Agrippina murdered ROLE OF WOMEN “Women’s role was to mind the house and watch the children” Tacitus “…any power a woman had was inadvertently” Barnet “To
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One cold morning‚ just as the sun had risen above High Street‚ two men‚ both in black‚ dashed hurriedly out of the Merlin Bank. One of the men wore a beard‚ and both were trim and fit looking‚ in their late thirties or early forties. They both carried briefcases‚ from which large denominations of banknotes were poking out; the first man was also carrying a sack with rectangular shaped packets silhouetted against the side; he called out to the one following‚ “Get a move on‚ Gilbert; we will miss our
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Ancient Assessment – Agrippina – by Sophie Mulley Describe Agrippina’s relationship with other members of the imperial court. (10 MARKS) “Agrippina was a formidable adversary. She had political allies at all levels‚ acquired during Claudius’ reign‚ and she knew how to exploit her Augustan lineage and descent from Germanicus to the full.” – Griffin Agrippina the younger is recognized as one of the most ambitious women in history who encompasses a great desire for power‚ wealth and supremacy
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involves a part in history revolving around the Roman Revolution‚ the blood lust‚ corruption of an empire‚ and the rise and fall of five rulers. During 27 BC to 68 AD these five rulers who ruled the Julio-Claudians were; Augustus‚ Tiberius‚ Caligula‚ Claudius‚ and Nero these five leaders led an allure during their rule and were shadowed by crimes they committed. This dynasty is a story of a family that changed the world and still gives off an incredible impression. The book goes over the rise of Augustus
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illustrious patrician families with imperial connections. Her father Germanicus had risen through the cursus honoroum to two consulships and the proconsulships of Germany and Gaul. Germanicus’s brother was the brother was the future Claudian emperor‚ Claudius. Agrippina’s family lineage was therefore immensely prestigious. Her mother is quoted twice by Tacitus asserting her descent from the blood of the divine Augustus. According to revisionist Barret‚ Agrippina would have learnt from her mother in her
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Most societies that developed in ancient civilizations were centered around some form of imperial administration and Imperial Rome (31 B.C.E.-476 C.E.) and Han China (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) were no different in this sense. Both civilizations had a network of cities and roads‚ with similar technologies that catalyzed cultural amalgamation and upgraded the standard of living‚ along with comparable organizational structures. Additionally‚ both civilizations had problems managing their borders and used
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TO BE‚ OR NOT TO BE SOLILOQUY Hamlet’s To be‚ or not to be soliloquy is explores the notions of existence through a philosophical evaluation of bearing through ‘the whips and scorns of time’ and an examination of the ‘sleep of death’ after one finishes their time on earth. The use of pronouns ‘we’‚ ‘us’ and ‘who’ insinuate that this debate as an impersonal reflection rather than an emotionally driven deliberation to end his life. The themes and notions of death‚ religion and fate are explored through
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He questions himself once again as to why he has delayed his revenge upon his uncle. He also ponders the nature of man and the virtues of honor. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are both on stage for this soliloquy but they do not hear his words. Hamlet likens his inaction to being a beast‚ which does naught but eat and sleep. He laments that the wit and intelligence so carefully granted to him by the creator has gone unused and wasted. Whether foolishness
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