Nero
Finally, when his companions unanimously insisted on his trying to escape from the miserable fate threatening him, he ordered them to dig a grave at once, and then collect any pieces of marble that they could find and fetch wood and water for the disposal of the corps. As they bustled about obediently he muttered through his tears: "Dead! And so gr...
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From the Annals, Book XII (48-54 CE)
A stepmother's treacherous schemes. From the Annals, Book XIV (59-62 CE)
A long meditated crime. Book XV (62-65 CE)
A disaster followed....
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Dio Cassius (c.155-235 CE): Roman History, 62.16-18
Nero had the wish---or rather it had always been a fixed purpose of his---to make an end of the whole city in his lifetime. Priam he deemed wonderfully happy in that he had seen Troy perish at the same moment his authority over her ended. Accordingly, Nero sent out by different ways men feignin...
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Nero, A Heart Message.
TRUSTING UNDER PERSECUTION.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. (Proverbs 29:2).
Where there is no counsel, the people fall; But in the multitude of counselors there is safety. (Proverbs 11:14).
From our vantage point in 21st century USA, the reign o...
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"Because the Jews at Rome caused constant disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus [Christ], he [Claudius] expelled them from the city [Rome]."
Suetonius' Life of the Emperor Claudius, chapter 25 (excerpt)
"During his reign many abuses were severely punished and put down, and no fewer new laws were made: a limit was set to expenditures; the...
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Nero goes down in history as a vicious and crazy man who murdered his mother and his wife, and many others. He had a corrupt ancestry, especially on his father's side, his mother Agrippina was an evil woman, his childhood was perverted and corrupted. He was a glutton, homosexual, murderer and considered insane by many. There's no doubt that he did ...
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Brief overview of Nero's tutors, Seneca and Burrus.
It wasn't long before Agrippina promoted her son Nero in the imperial household. She had already arranged for him to have excellent instructors, the famous philosopher Seneca the Elder, and also the commander (Prefect) of the Praetorian Guard, Burrus....
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The Roman Empire beyond Italy was divided into about 40 provinces (territories), with each province having its own governor who kept order and collected taxes for Rome. He was either appointed by the emperor or named by the Senate.
During the first century A.D. the Roman Empire was near its peak with a population of 50-60 million. This was more ...
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- Nero Himself - Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus
- Agrippina - Nero's dominating mother
- Claudius - The emperor before Nero
- Octavia - Claudius' daughter and Nero's first wife
- Britannicus - Claudius' son and rightful heir to the throne
- Seneca and Burrus - Nero's trusted tutors
- Poppaea - Nero's second wife
- Galba - General in Spain and t...
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