Evidence: S Ireland Roman Britain .A. Sources-Boudicca Suetonius: he (Nero) even considered withdrawing from Britain. Suetonius: leaving pockets of potential trouble (client kingdoms) behind Roman lines had become only too clear. Suetonius: for many Britons escape only lay in rebellion. Tacitus: while Suetonius was occupied with this (attack on druids at Mona- modern day Anglesey) he received reports of the sudden revolt of the province. Tacitus: Prasutagus made Caesar his heir together with
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descendent of famous‚ noble famiy‚ Domitii and descendent of Mark Antony. Ahenobarbus was seen as a potential princeps if other plans failed. This marriage also secured the Julian princeps from rival contenders and produced a Julian heir with the birth of Nero. This marriage was not illustrious in terms of rank‚ but protected Agrippina from Claudius’s wife Messalina‚ who saw Agrippina as a threat due to her direct bloodline to ancestry. Agrippina’s third marriage to emperor Claudius shows the significance
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If written after July of A.D. 64‚ Peter’s reference of persecution as a “fiery ordeal among you” in 1Peter 4:12 could be related to Nero’s blaming of Christians for the burning of Rome as the cause of the persecutions they were living through‚ as Nero was burning Christians nightly to light his garden 2. In the first four chapters Peter has told the believers in the churches in Asia Minor how to live their lives to honor God. The fifth and last chapter gives advice that will lead these believers
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throughout his reign‚ Augustus needed a male heir that could inherit his power (Hurley‚ 2008). Octavian’s marriage Livia in 37 BC helped manage this problem of succession by providing him with two-step sons from her first marriage to Tiberius Claudius Nero. The means in which Livia was able to certify her sons rise to principate varies. Some Ancient writers believe that she was ruthless and possibly had a secrete hand in the taking down of other possible successors while other talk about predominately
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Caligula was the popular nickname of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August AD 12 – 24 January AD 41)‚ Roman Emperor (AD 37–41). Caligula was a member of the house of rulers conventionally known as the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Caligula’s father Germanicus‚ the nephew and adopted son of Emperor Tiberius‚ was a very successful general and one of Rome’s most beloved public figures. The young Gaius earned the nickname "Caligula" (meaning "little soldier’s boot"‚ the diminutive form of caliga
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PROFIT CLIMBED BY 38% TO £13.2M (2007: £9.6M) STRONG CASH GENERATION CONTINUES TO FUND ROLL-OUT OF NEW STORES A NET INCREASE OF 61 NEW STORES DURING THE YEAR‚ BRINGING GROUP TOTAL TO 371 YEAR END LAUNCHED “NERO EXPRESS” CARTS FOR AIRPORT AND RAILWAY STATION HUBS: OPERATING WITH A TOTAL OF 15 NERO EXPRESS CARTS BY YEAR END (MAY 2008) ENTERED FIRST INTERNATIONAL MARKET - TURKEY. OPENED 7 STORES BY YEAR END (MAY 2008) CURRENTLY 393 STORES IN 210 UK CITIES AND TOWNS; ANTICIPATE 410 STORES BY CURRENT YEAR
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Caligula’s brief reign as princeps stripped away the illusion of the Augustan restoration of the republic and exposed the truth of the principate being nothing less than autocratic rule. His reign saw some significant historical changes in the imperial system. He ensured that upon his immediate accession his reign would not model that of his predecessor‚ a step that secured his popularity. His dutiful display of recovering his mother and brother’s ashes not only served out the purpose of securing
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y Tacitus – Evaluation of Sources history is a branch of literature. It is colourful‚ vivid. It has to read well. Born in 56 AD in Gaul Wealthy Family From the Provinces . He is an aristocrat which means that he would not need funding from anyone else‚ so he would not be biased in that way. An expert in Rhetoric- He influences the subtly‚ we think that we make up our own mind. Claudius is very rarely the subject of active verbs. Tacitus is manipulative‚ he is an artist. He puts his rhetorical
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In his letter 6.16‚ Pliny the Younger tells the story of the demise of his uncle‚ Pliny the Elder‚ to his historian friend‚ Tacitus. Throughout his story‚ Pliny makes his uncle seem like a larger than life hero who can do no wrong. Pliny the Younger uses a laudatory and slightly boastful tone to show his respect and reverence for his uncle‚ who Pliny believes should be immortalized in history forever. Pliny the Younger first begins to show his respect for Pliny the Elder as soon as Mount Vesuvius
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Summary of all for love The play begins with a prologue‚ effectively asking the reader’s forgiveness for a simple‚ less luxuriant play than what he might be accustomed to (beer for a wealthy wino). Act I: The priest Sarapion tells of portents of doom: floods‚ ghosts rising from their graves‚ etc. Alexas‚ the queen’s eunuch‚ tells him not to talk of such things: they have other‚ political concerns to worry about. They are worried aboutAntony‚ who seems to do nothing but pray or rest in their temple
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