Nero: Emperor of Rome

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Author(s): Arthur Weigall
Publisher: Thornton Butterworth, Ltd.
Year: 1930

Language: English
Commentary: Missing pages 62,63. DeDRM from https://archive.org/details/neroemperorofrom00weig
Pages: 331
Tags: Roman Empire;Nero;History;Christianity;

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