different accounts of the murder of Agrippina and the reasons behind it. There are several historian accounts of how Agrippina died‚ and the circumstances surrounding her death are uncertain due to historical contradictions and anti-Nero bias. According to Tacitus‚ Nero considered poisoning her‚ or stabbing her‚ but felt that these methods would be too difficult and suspicious‚ so he decided to build a boat that would sink. Agrippina‚ even though she knew of the plot‚ travelled on the boat and was
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king of the Iceni tribe. Prasutagus died in 60 AD and by his will‚ the kingdom was left to his daughters and the roman emperor Nero as co-heirs in an attempt to keep his kingdom and family safe and out of harms way. As his daughter’s were too young to rule the kingdom of Iceni on there own‚ Boudicca assumed power and became queen. Prasutagus’s will was ignored by the roman emperor. Most people say that Boudicca led the revolt because her daughter’s were raped while she was flogged‚ but this fact
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“Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful soldier whose reputation for arrogance and debauchery is probably unfounded” (BBC History) Tiberius was a significant Julio-Claudian emperor who applied a great deal of contributions to the Roman Empire during his reign… The Julio-Claudian dynasty refers to the first five Roman Emperors: Augustus‚ Tiberius‚ Caligula (also known as Gaius)‚ Claudius‚ and Nero and the family to which they belonged. They ruled the Roman Empire from its
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this epoch stands out‚ as being one of the most provocative and influential was the Julio-Claudian dynasty. This period was introduced with the instigation of the emperor Julio Augustus‚ known as one of the most appreciated emperors in Roman history. After Augustus came the rulers Tiberius‚ Gaius Germanicus (Caligula)‚ Claudius and Nero. With every new ruler the amount of power and wealth in the city swelled‚ some even say that it was the golden age of Roman literature and arts. Each of these power
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Sejanus (20 BC – October 18‚ AD 31)‚ commonly known as Sejanus‚ was an ambitious soldier‚ friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. An equestrian by birth‚ Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard‚ known as the Praetorian Guard‚ of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in AD 31.While the Praetorian Guard was formally established under Emperor Augustus‚ Sejanus introduced a number of reforms which saw the unit evolve beyond a mere bodyguard into a powerful and
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time when the persecutions of Christians started to begin the emperor of Rome was Nero‚ and Nero was somewhat behind it all. For example‚ In A.D 64‚ Emperor Nero started a fire that devastated Rome then put all the blame on the Christians so that he could kill many of them. During about A.D. 111‚ the emperor of Rome was now emperor Trajan. During emperor Trajan’s rule the persecution of Christians became much more infrequent. Emperor Trajan did no longer go out of his way to kill some innocent people
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senator. He witnessed some seriously dark days of the Rome’s empire. He served under the sadistic Emperor Caligula. (Learn about him in history books‚ children but DO NOT watch the movie.) The next emperor in line‚ Claudius‚ banished Seneca‚ sending him away from Rome for over eight years. After returning‚ Seneca became the advisor of the infamous Emperor Nero. According to dramaturg William S. Turney‚ Nero ordered the assassination of his own mother‚ and then commissioned Seneca to write a speech that
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Claudius‚ successfully removing others‚ ascension of Nero‚ and having honors and powers given beyond other women of Rome. It is difficult to assess the extent of Agrippina’s achievements because of the gender bias that derives from the Ancient sources Dio Cassius‚ Suetonius and Tacitus and the re-assessment from modern sources such as Susan Wood and Anthony Barrett. The first successful achievement for Agrippina was her marriage to the Emperor Claudius. In AD 39‚ Agrippina was exiled because she
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Oppidum Ubiorum a Roman outpost located in present day Cologne‚ Germany. Agrippina died on March 23‚ 59 AD in Miseno‚ Italy. Agrippina was the first daughter and fourth living child of Agrippina the Elder and Germanicus. She had 3 older brothers‚ Nero‚ Drusus and Caligula‚ and 2 younger sisters‚ Drusilla and Julia Livilla. She lived during the Julio-Causian Dynasty and she was connected to many families during this dynasty because of the marriage of her parents. As a result‚ she is part of many
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The bagpipe‚ though still widely used and recognized‚ is one of mankind’s oldest musical instruments. The bagpipe’s early ancestors can be traced all the way back to ancient Egypt‚ Babylonia‚ as well as Mesopotamia. Those early versions were reed-sounding single-pipes or double-pipes. These pipes are also known chanters. The basic means of sound producing comes from the vibrating of a reed or double reed on the chanter under the pressure of the breath. The double-pipes are thought by some to have
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