senator. He witnessed some seriously dark days of the Rome’s empire. He served under the sadistic Emperor Caligula. (Learn about him in history books‚ children but DO NOT watch the movie.) The next emperor in line‚ Claudius‚ banished Seneca‚ sending him away from Rome for over eight years. After returning‚ Seneca became the advisor of the infamous Emperor Nero. According to dramaturg William S. Turney‚ Nero ordered the assassination of his own mother‚ and then commissioned Seneca to write a speech that
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The bagpipe‚ though still widely used and recognized‚ is one of mankind’s oldest musical instruments. The bagpipe’s early ancestors can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt‚ Babylonia‚ as well as Mesopotamia. Those early versions were reed-sounding single-pipes or double-pipes. These pipes are also known chanters. The basic means of sound producing comes from the vibrating of a reed or double reed on the chanter under the pressure of the breath. The double-pipes are thought by some to have
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younger: TIMELINE AD 15 Born in Germany AD 19 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
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through men. Agrippina chose specific individuals with influential talents; she formed political allies with them in the positions of power that would ultimately pave the way to her own desires and ambitions centered mostly around the promotion of Nero‚ and what Tacitus describes as “a vigorous‚ almost masculine despotism.” Agrippina acquired political support and influence she needed through the orator Seneca and the praetorian prefect Afrianus Burrus. These two figures played an important role
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Claudius‚ successfully removing others‚ ascension of Nero‚ and having honors and powers given beyond other women of Rome. It is difficult to assess the extent of Agrippina’s achievements because of the gender bias that derives from the Ancient sources Dio Cassius‚ Suetonius and Tacitus and the re-assessment from modern sources such as Susan Wood and Anthony Barrett. The first successful achievement for Agrippina was her marriage to the Emperor Claudius. In AD 39‚ Agrippina was exiled because she
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manipulation were not at the forefront of her mind‚ this marriage still served to establish her as a well known figure in Roman society. Ahenobarbus was wealthy‚ and had held several positions of prominence‚ in addition to being a blood relative of the emperor Augustus. However‚ Ahenobarbus was regarded with some degree of notoriety; he was known for his impulsive‚ violent and sadistic behaviour. In one example‚ it was alleged he ran down a child in his chariot in the street. This‚ and the fact that he
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Nero Key Personality Traits Nero’s reign started off with compassion for his subjects. As insecurities and burdens controlled him‚ he made drastic new decisions. Nero has the Introverted‚ Sensing‚ Feeling‚ Perceptive (ISFP) personality type. Those with this personality type are often referred to as the “artisan” or the “adventurer.” Nero is an ambitious but rather weak and restless character during his youth. Nero regrets signing his first death warrant and banned bloodshed in arenas – signs of
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AGRIPPINA AND THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS Was Agrippina responsible for the death of Claudius? BY “Lydia Irankunda” Claudius was the emperor of Rome from 45-41 B.C after Caligula. Claudius married four times. His fourth and final wife was Agrippina his niece. He actually had to get the law changed to allow him to marry his niece because laws against incest previously covered first cousins. For years there have been different interpretations of whether Agrippina killed Claudius. Although
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seventeen years her senior‚ described as a “wholly despicable character” (Suetonius). Her second marriage was to Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus‚ cut short by his death‚ but gaining her immense fortune. Her third and final marriage was to her uncle‚ Emperor Claudius‚ giving her the political power she craved‚ just as her mother did before her. Agrippina’s first marriage was at the age of 13‚ to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ 30 years old at the time. Gnaeus was born into a famous‚ noble family‚ the
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Burning of Rome” translated by George Gilbert Ramsay shows its significance‚ style‚ and beliefs of the burning of Rome. A large portion of Ancient Rome flares during the Emperor Nero ’s reign. Rather than rebuild the city to it ’s old plan‚ Nero built a gigantic palace where the burned buildings had been. Rumors were told that Nero started the fire. To put an end therefore to this rumor‚ he shifted the charge onto others‚ and inflicted the most cruel tortures upon a body of men detested for their abominations
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