city-states‚ going as far as burning some of the conquered civilizations to the ground. Livy‚ writing about Rome with his patriotic writing‚ said as much when writing about Rome’s liberation of Greece: “the nation which‚ at its own expense‚ with its own labor‚ and at its own risk‚ waged war for the liberty of others‚ and which had crossed the sea that justice‚ right‚ and law should everywhere have sovereign sway” (Livy‚ xxxiii‚
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Tacticus – Slightly Bias‚ He states his Oppinion as fact. * Galba says‚ in the words of Tacitus: ‘Under Tiberius and Gaius and Claudius we were the inheritance‚ so to speak‚ of one family’ * “Nero’s death did not immediately solve all problems: the lack of an heir undermined the hereditary principle of succession. This was decided by the army groups in mutual rivalry” (Scullard) Financial Problems * Tacitus who provides evidence that Nero and his advisers had a serious interest in financial
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Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar was born in Rome on November 16‚ 42 BC. Four years after his birth his mother divorced his father and married Octavian. Tiberius was a descendant of the Claudian family who moved to Rome shortly after the foundation of the city. The Claudians did not respect others who were not of noble ancestry. After Tiberius was four he was raised to be a loyal servant of Augustus. Tiberius is associated with Augustus for 22 years. Augustus had
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beneficial for Nero as the people of the empire could look back on Nero’s reign years later and reflect on the good decisions and excellent reforms that had taken place during the period. Tacitus says “Nothing in human affairs is more unstable and precarious than power unsupported by its own strength.” This quote by Tacitus shows us just how great the impact of Seneca was. It is telling us that without Seneca‚ Nero may have had the power‚ but had no support to advice him to make the correct decisions. Seneca
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AGRIPPINA’S ROLE DURING THE REIGN OF NERO- Agrippina was the mother of the Emperor Nero. Her influence on politics and her ambition dates back to his birth and spans till the time her powers began to decrease‚ and eventual assassination in 59 AD. Nero was 17 at the time he succeeded Claudius. In the early years of his reign‚ Agrippina held great influence over her son and political affairs. However her downfall began in his inaugural address‚ when she was indirectly denounced by Nero‚ who later
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believe that Romanization made little difference to Britain and this is what I will aim to explain in this essay. Before doing so we must analyse the reliability of our main primary sources; Tacitus‚ Julius Caesar and Cassius Dio. All three sources were well educated but each have individual disadvantages. Tacitus was writing about his father-in-law which means there is probably a bias towards him in an attempt to impress him. Caesar was writing about himself which suggests that he would have made his
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In addition to these gods and divinities‚ mystery religions began to appear around Rome inspired by the different cultural beliefs of conquered lands. One of these mystery religions was Mithraism. Mithraism was possibly brought from the Middle East back to Rome by Soldiers that converted while on campaign. Mithraism was the worship of Mithras who‚ according to The Macmillan Encyclopedia (2003)‚ “was regarded as the eternal enemy of evil‚ whose sacrifice of a bull symbolized the regeneration of life”
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Suetonius (c. ad70–122) Life and relevant background Suetonius was born in Africa c.ad70 into a wealthy equestrian family. He trained as an orator (the usual education for an aspiring politician) and was an expert in rhetoric. He became a close friend and client of the Senator Pliny the Younger‚ who described him as ‘quiet and studious‚ a man dedicated to writing’‚ and ‘a man of the highest honesty and achievement’. Pliny introduced him to the Emperor Trajan‚ and Suetonius got jobs in the
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retired to Capri – therefore determining that the princeps did not have to be based in Rome to rule-‚ assigning much of his power over to the Praetorian Guard Prefect Sejanus‚ who‚ Tacitus records Tiberius could speak “freely and unguardedly” with Sejanus regarding him as “the partner in my labours.” Ibid justifies what Tacitus is saying by “Tiberius believed him disinterested and listened trustingly to his advice‚ however disastrous”. Tiberius’ role is severely reduced during his time in Capri‚ as Sejanus
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Assess the benefits that the Principate of Tiberius brought to Rome and the provinces in this period The Principate of Tiberius provided stability and prosperity to Rome and its provinces‚ consolidating the policies and practices established by Augustus. Tiberius worked cooperatively with the Senate and introduced reforms which benefited rule in the provinces and strengthened administration of the empire. While he provided careful oversight of the administration of the Roman Empire and the army
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