the great Emperor Nero about how he will answer to all his complaints from his victims and critics. It is a pleasure to have him on the show. Before he comes on the show‚ we should know more about him. Emperor Nero was born in 37 A.D he was the nephew of the emperor. After his father’s died his mother married his great uncle Claudius‚ his mother persuaded him to name Nero his successor. Nero became Emperor at the age of 17. He killed his mother and many Christians while he was Emperor‚ we will be
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king of the Iceni tribe. Prasutagus died in 60 AD and by his will‚ the kingdom was left to his daughters and the roman emperor Nero as co-heirs in an attempt to keep his kingdom and family safe and out of harms way. As his daughter’s were too young to rule the kingdom of Iceni on there own‚ Boudicca assumed power and became queen. Prasutagus’s will was ignored by the roman emperor. Most people say that Boudicca led the revolt because her daughter’s were raped while she was flogged‚ but this fact
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“Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful soldier whose reputation for arrogance and debauchery is probably unfounded” (BBC History) Tiberius was a significant Julio-Claudian emperor who applied a great deal of contributions to the Roman Empire during his reign… The Julio-Claudian dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus‚ Tiberius‚ Caligula (also known as Gaius)‚ Claudius‚ and Nero and the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its
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idea of the different good and bad qualities of these illustrious men as emperors. These kings exhibit qualities of being modest‚ just‚ doing public good‚ improving and repairing the building and infrastructure of the empire and improve the administration of the empire as well as vices of cruelty‚ incest‚ extravagance‚ decadence and vanity. In what follows‚ these qualities of what constitutes a good emperor and a bad emperor will be discussed with the help of Suetonius’ biographical memoirs in Twelve
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different accounts of the murder of Agrippina and the reasons behind it. There are several historian accounts of how Agrippina died‚ and the circumstances surrounding her death are uncertain due to historical contradictions and anti-Nero bias. According to Tacitus‚ Nero considered poisoning her‚ or stabbing her‚ but felt that these methods would be too difficult and suspicious‚ so he decided to build a boat that would sink. Agrippina‚ even though she knew of the plot‚ travelled on the boat and was
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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
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Sejanus (20 BC – October 18‚ AD 31)‚ commonly known as Sejanus‚ was an ambitious soldier‚ friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. An equestrian by birth‚ Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard‚ known as the Praetorian Guard‚ of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in AD 31.While the Praetorian Guard was formally established under Emperor Augustus‚ Sejanus introduced a number of reforms which saw the unit evolve beyond a mere bodyguard into a powerful and
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My favorite emperor of ancient Rome is Vespasian‚ who reigned during 69-79 A.D. After the reign of Nero (51-69 A.D.) the Roman Empire faced an uncertain future. There was no heir to the throne and the rule of the emperor was left up for grabs (39:40). Vespasian‚ a military commander not from royal blood‚ was proclaimed emperor by his troops. He had much experience in political and military tactics. He worked hard to restore law‚ order and self-respect to Rome after the city was left in terror after
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time when the persecutions of Christians started to begin the emperor of Rome was Nero‚ and Nero was somewhat behind it all. For example‚ In A.D 64‚ Emperor Nero started a fire that devastated Rome then put all the blame on the Christians so that he could kill many of them. During about A.D. 111‚ the emperor of Rome was now emperor Trajan. During emperor Trajan’s rule the persecution of Christians became much more infrequent. Emperor Trajan did no longer go out of his way to kill some innocent people
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Oppidum Ubiorum a Roman outpost located in present day Cologne‚ Germany. Agrippina died on March 23‚ 59 AD in Miseno‚ Italy. Agrippina was the first daughter and fourth living child of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus. She had 3 older brothers‚ Nero‚ Drusus and Caligula‚ and 2 younger sisters‚ Drusilla and Julia Livilla. She lived during the Julio-Causian Dynasty and she was connected to many families during this dynasty because of the marriage of her parents. As a result‚ she is part of many
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