Nero: Emperor of Rome

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COVER......Page 1 CONTENTS......Page 9 I. HISTORY'S TWO CONTRADICTORY ESTIMATIONS OF NERO'S CHARACTER - EVENTS BEFORE THE BIRTH OF NERO - THE EARLY LIFE OF HIS MOTHER, AGRIPPINA, UNDER THE EMPERORS TIBERIUS AND CALIGULA......Page 13 II. NERO'S BIRTH, DECEMBER, A.D. 37 - HIS INFANCY UNDER THE EMPEROR CALIGULA - THE EXILE OF AGRIPPINA, A.D. 39 - THE DEATH OF CALIGULA, JANUARY, A.D. 41 - THE ACCESSION OF CLAUDIUS, AND THE RECALL OF AGRIPPINA......Page 29 III. NERO'S BOYHOOD FROM A.D. 41 TO 48 - THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN HIS MOTHER AGRIPPINA AND THE EMPRESS MESSALINA - THE CHARACTER OF THE REIGNING EMPEROR CLAUDIUS......Page 43 IV. THE PLOT AGAINST THE EMPRESS MESSALINA - HER MARRIAGE TO SILIUS - HER DEATH, A.D. 48 - THE COMING OF NERO AND HIS MOTHER To THE PALACE......Page 57 V. THE MARRIAGE OF NERO'S MOTHER To THE EMPEROR CLAUDIUS, A.D. 49 - THE BETROTHAL OF NERO TO OCTAVIA, DAUGHTER OF CLAUDIUS - THE ADOPTION OF NERO BY CLAUDIUS, A.D. 50......Page 74 VI. THE APPOINTMENT OF SENECA AND BURRHUS AS NERO'S TUTORS - THE MARRIAGE OF NERO AND OCTAVIA, A.D. 53 - NERO'S APPRENTICESHIP - THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN AGRIPPINA AND NARCISSUS - THE DEATH OF CLAUDIUS AND ACCESSION OF NERO, A.D. 54......Page 88 VII. THE BEGINNING OF NERO'S REIGN, OCTOBER TO DECEMBER, A.D. 54 - THE DEATH OF NARCISSUS - THE FIRST QUARRELS BETWEEN NERO AND HIS MOTHER - NERO'S ENTRANCE INTO SOCIETY - HIS AND SENECA'S RIDICULE OF CLAUDIUS......Page 103 VIII. THE MOMENTOUS JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, A.D. 55 - NERO'S LOVE-AFFAIR WITH ACTE - THE DISMISSAL OF PALLAS - RENEWED QUARRELS BETWEEN NERO AND HIS MOTHER - THE DEATH OF BRITANNICUS......Page 123 IX. THE REMOVAL OF AGRIPPINA FROM THE PALACE, A.D. 55 - THE SUPPOSED PLOTS AGAINST THE THRONE - THE BEGINNING OF NERO'S LOVE FOR POPPAEA, A.D. 58 - THE BANISHMENT OF SULLA, A.D. 58......Page 139 X. NERO'S VISIT TO BAIAE EARLY IN A.D. 59 - THE COMING OF HIS MOTHER TO HER VILLA NEAR BY - THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA, MARCH, A.D. 59 - NERO'S RETURN TO ROME IN THE AUTUMN......Page 159 XI. THE "FESTIVALS OF YOUTH," A.D. 59 - THE SHAVING OF THE EMPEROR'S BEARD - THE "NERONIA" CONTESTS, A.D. 6o - THE BANISHMENT OF PLAUTUS - THE DISASTER IN BRITAIN, A.D. 61......Page 172 XII. OCTAVIA'S RESENTMENT AGAINST NERO - THE DEATH OF BURRHUS, A.D. 62 - THE APPOINTMENT OF TIGELLINUS AS COMMANDER OF THE GUARD - THE RETIREMENT OF SENECA - THE EXECUTION OF SULLA AND PLAUTUS, A.D. 62 - THE DECISION TO DIVORCE OCTAVIA, MAY, A.D. 62 - SENECA'S INTERVIEW WITH NERO......Page 186 XIII. THE DIVORCE OF OCTAVIA, A.D. 62 - THE MARRIAGE OF NERO AND POPPAEA - THE DEATH OF OCTAVIA, JUNE, A.D. 62 - THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF POPPAEA'S DAUGHTER, A.D. 63 - NERO'S PUBLIC APPEARANCE AS A SINGER, A.D. 64.......Page 205 XIV. THE PALACE AS THE INTELLECTUAL AND ARTISTIC CENTRE OF THE EMPIRE - NERO'S PROPOSED JOURNEY TO EGYPT POSTPONED - THE GREAT FIRE OF ROME, JULY, A.D. 64 - THE PERSECUTION OF THE CHRISTIANS......Page 222 XV. THE REBUILDING OF ROME, A.D. 64 - THE GOLDEN HOUSE - THE DETECTION OF THE GREAT CONSPIRACY, APRIL, A.D. 65 - THE DEATHS OF PISO, SENECA, LUCAN, AND OTHER CONSPIRATORS......Page 240 XVI. THE "NERONIA" OF A.D. 65 - THE HUNT FOR DIDO'S TREASURE - THE DEATH OF POPPAEA, AUTUMN, A.D. 65 - FURTHER CONSPIRACIES - THE DEATH OF PETRONIUS, A.D. 66 - THE COMING OF KING TIRIDATES TO ROME, EARLY SUMMER, A.D. 66 - NERO'S DEPARTURE FOR GREECE, AUTUMN, A.D. 66......Page 261 XVII. THE TOUR THROUGH GREECE - THE DEATH OF CORBULO - THE LIBERTY OF HELLAS - THE RETURN TO ROME, FEBRUARY, A.D. 68 - THE REVOLT OF VINDEX - THE REVOLT OF GALBA - THE DETHRONING OF NERO, JUNE, A.D. 68......Page 280 XVIII. THE REIGN OF GALBA, JUNE, A.D. 68 - THE REIGN OF OTHO, JANUARY, A.D. 69 - THE RETURN OF NERO - THE APOCALYPSE - THE SOURCES OF INFORMATION - NERO AS ANTICHRIST......Page 301 THE GENEALOGY OF THE IMPERIAL HOUSE......Page 320 LIST OF AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT......Page 322 INDEX......Page 328