Uncle to marry her‚ in order that her son‚ Nero‚ would become Emperor. Just 4 years after her marriage to Claudius‚ she murdered him so that Nero became the Emperor of Rome. In 28 AD‚ when Agrippina was only 13 years old‚ she was arranged by Tiberius to marry her first husband Domitus Ahenabarbus. Domitius came from a long line of consuls. In December of 37 AD‚ Agrippina gave birth to a son‚ the future
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With reference to sources‚ assess the different interpretations of Agrippina the Younger Sources from ancient historians tend to be more hostile towards Agrippina because she was a woman and she stepped outside the expected role of a Roman matron. In contrast to this‚ modern historians consider the context of her time and approach her with a neutral attitude. However‚ most of the historians present her according to three main stereotypes- the seducer and murderer of Claudius‚ the scheming and
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Explain how and why Agrippina the younger was killed Julia Agrippina or known better as Agrippina Minor or most famously Agrippina the younger was one of the most powerful and inferential women in the entire roman empire. Her power and her influence was one of her most remarketing features and it is also those features which become her demise and the main cause of her murder. Agrippina the younger who has been portrayed as the most controversial woman in all of roman history has been seen is mainly
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Jeana Chun Partners: Elizabeth Schwoerer‚ Amanda Shi Honors Bio Period 4 Maloney 13 March 2015 Temperature And Its Effect On Gene Expression Introduction Gene expression‚ the process by which genotype is expressed as phenotype‚ is one of the most important biological functions living organisms are capable of carrying out. Although a cell may have thousands or hundreds of thousands of genes‚ only the ones needed this is determined by the environment are turned on at any given time. In bacteria
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Becky Serocki Mrs. Balanag Honors English 4/5 12 October 2010 The Fire Within While reading The Burning of Rome‚ any person with simple observation skill may perceive Tacitus’ purpose. The readers should take what he says against Nero‚ and try to believe everything he says so they turn against Nero. Tacitus believes the readers should think that Nero started the fire that engulfed Tome. He wants reader to think of Nero as a corrupt‚ manipulative human being‚ and overall the worst‚ most evil
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Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus whose birth name is Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15th‚ 37AD and died June 9th‚ 68AD. Commonly identified as Nero‚ he ruled as Roman Emperor from 54AD until his death in 68AD. Of the Julio-Claudian dynasty‚ he was the last emperor hailed. Claudius who was Nero’s great-uncle adopted him to turn into his heir and successor. In the year of 54‚ Nero succeeded to the throne in the event of Claudius’s death. Even though accounts alter
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The Roman leader Nero slit his own throat on June 9th‚ 68 C.E. after receiving word that the Senate had declared him a public enemy. He was 30 years old. In the beginning of 68 C.E. Gaius Vindex led a rebellion against Nero‚ Rome’s current emperor‚ that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall‚ and was easily overtaken by the rebels‚ proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards
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Niharika Verma Mrs. T. Teichroeb ENG 2D1 10 January 2013 Emperor Nero: The Hitler of Ancient Rome Personal Life Nero Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus was born December 15‚ 37 AD in Antium‚ Italy (Adkins 21). When Nero was young‚ his father Gnaeus passed away‚ so his mother Agrippina married Nero’s uncle‚ Emperor Claudius (E.B. 606). Overtime‚ she persuaded Claudius to marry his thirteen year old daughter Octavia to Nero and declare him the rightful heir to the throne instead of his own son Britannicus
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Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus was born on September 18‚ 53 and died on August 9‚ 117‚ Roman Emperor (98117)‚ commonly called Trajan‚ was the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Roman Empire. The five good emperors heightened the overall Roman Empire. Trajan was born into a prominent political family. He was the son of Marci and Marcus Ulpius Traianus‚ a prominent senator and general. In the mid 70’s‚ Trajan’s father was Governor of Syria ‚ where Trajan himself remained
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Suetonius’ Depiction of Augustus’ Attitudes Towards Family and Religion Lives of the Caesars- Diefied Augustus‚ was written by Gauis Suetonius Tranquilius. It was basically a biography on the life of Augustus‚ which was written towards the general public in 121 AD (during the reign of Emperor Hadrian). Diefied Augustus has many references to Augustus’ connection to his family and his approach to religion. Suetonius begins by telling us that Augustus (born Gauis Octavius Thurinus) was the son
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