is known has sparked excitement in many historians. Nero did not have the happiest childhood. His father‚ Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ who was already known for being a corrupt and untrustworthy drunkard‚ died when Nero was only three years old. Caligula‚ his uncle and the current emperor of Rome‚ stole the money he should have inherited‚ exiled his mother‚ Agrippina the Younger‚ and sent him off to live with his aunt‚ Domitia Lepida. Domitia Lepida had Nero stay in poverty‚ with a dancer and barber
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advancement; protection from enemies‚ fortune and eventually‚ power in politics. Her first marriage was to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus‚ a man 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
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The Julio-Claudians are the four emperors that succeeded Augustus following his death in AD14. The Julio-Claudians were Roman Nobles with an impressive and significant ancestry in the Roman Empire. It was during the Julio-Claudian reign that the Roman Empire reached an optimum level of power and wealth‚ and has been seen as the golden age of Roman arts and literature. The beginning of the Julio-Claudian dynasty was signified by the succession of Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar‚ most commonly known
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caution in political matters. Her father‚ Germanicus had the favouring of Augustus and was a highly respected Roman soldier “Germanicus is everywhere described as having been of outstanding physical and moral excellence” (Suetonius‚ The Twelve Caesars‚ Gaius‚ 3). He had the skill of winning over people’s respect and this was passed on to Agrippina. Having a father with such high ranks his legion of the Roman army acted as a huge power for Agrippina even at the young age of four as it offered protection
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Gaius Marius www.roman-empire.net/republic/marius.html • Born near the town of Aprinum in Latium • Military man‚ serving first in Spain • He was voted to hold public office of the position of Tribune of the people in 119BC • In 115BC he married Julia of the powerful family ‘Julii”. This marriage would make him‚ In effect‚ the uncle of Julius Caesar • Then serving in Africa in the wars against Jughurta‚ the roman forces were not successful so in 108BC Marius returned to Rome and stood for
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROMAN REPUBLIC AND ROMAN EMPIRE: The Roman Republic (500BC to 100BC) was a balanced form of government‚ based on the rule of law and allowing each citizen to vote. Nobody was above the law. The power was not wholly given to any one person‚ but was divided‚ so that no one had absolute power. There were factors of democracy‚ monarchy and oliography. These three elements were well balanced; preventing tyranny‚ dictatorship and abuse of power and this is what helped Rome achieve great
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Explain how and why Agrippina the younger was killed Julia Agrippina or known better as Agrippina Minor or most famously Agrippina the younger was one of the most powerful and inferential women in the entire roman empire. Her power and her influence was one of her most remarketing features and it is also those features which become her demise and the main cause of her murder. Agrippina the younger who has been portrayed as the most controversial woman in all of roman history has been seen is mainly
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rumoured and publicly known throughout Rome that Caligula adored his sister Drusilla‚ maybe a little too much. One source stated that “He caught in incest with his sister Drusilla while still in his teens.” This was not considered normal or righteous in Roman custom during Caligula’s age. However‚ during Tiberius’s reign as Emperor‚ his way of life and ruling would have influenced and changed Caligula’s view on how to rule as an Emperor. When Caligula was living with Tiberius at his Court in Capri
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64/63 BC – 12 BC) was a Roman statesman and general. He was a close friend‚ son-in-law‚ lieutenant and defence minister to Octavian‚ the future Emperor Caesar Augustus and father-in-law of the Emperor Tiberius‚ maternal grandfather of the Emperor Caligula‚ and maternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero. He was responsible for most of Octavian’s military victories‚ most notably winning the naval Battle of Actium against the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt. | Seneca the YoungerLucius
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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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