Nero

This passage references some of the legislation that Augustus enacted and the reactions towards them. These laws describe an encouragement towards marriage and, by extension, producing legitimate children, indicating that these were significant issues for Augustus to solve. David Potter mentions that one of these laws was to entice the upper class to produce more children with incentives. One of these was first choice at governorship of a province when it became available to a man of…

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, more commonly known by his childhood nickname “Caligula”, is widely considered as one of the most vilest men to ever live. He is one of the most corrupt and irrational emperors to ever rule, and is representative of what we fear in totalitarian leaders. He literally “went mad with power” and is, to a certain extent, the epitome of evil. In Lives of the Twelve Caesar's Suetonius delves into the life of Caligula, describing both his brief reign as emperor…

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus also known as Caligula, was the first Roman emperor to be assassinated. This was because Caligula was seen as a mad tyrant. He wanted to have a glorious reputation as conqueror like his predecessors however, after several failed military campaigns, Caligula's ineptitude as a commander became evident. Military campaigns did not come cheap as Rome's treasury was depleting rapidly. Caligula's short reign of five years had done little to benefit the people of…

Then final large persecution of Christians began under the rule of Diocletian. This became known as the ‘Great’ Persecution and it took place between the years 303 and 313. Although this was the last of the persecutions the Christians in the Roman Empire, it is also considered to be the most severe. It started with the issuance of the First Edict in early 303. The biggest effect of this edict was that all Christian churches were to be destroyed, as well as all copies of scriptures and liturgical…

Marcus Antonius and his Actions against Rome Following Julius Caesar’s assassination in 44 B.C.E., Mark Antony assumed his position of authority in the state of Rome. However, in the same year Gaius Octavius, the chosen heir and grandnephew of Caesar, complicated Antony’s plan to obtain and hold the power in Rome. Gaius Octavius, or Octavian, came to Rome after hearing the news of Caesar’s death, as he was left an inheritance from Caesar and came to receive it. Competition with Antony for the…

In contrast, Soloman argues that Antony’s choice between Rome and Egypt is not clear and quite complicated. While duty instructs Antony to surrender himself to a life with Octavia, she is not presented as a perfect solution. Octavia does not inspire sympathy with her shrewish behaviour, as she steps outside of her feminine role, and tries to make Antony “her branded slave” (3.1.325). She does so by threatening Antony with her powerful brother, Octavius (3.1.327). Her actions depict her as a…

Fabius stood with Scipio and Polybius again on the tower. He could feel the tension in the air, the edginess as they knew the time for action was approaching fast. Polybius pointed along the foreshore to the west, where the Roman fleet stood just out of bowshot range form the walls. “The wind is still coming from the south. Ennius is worried that it will blow the flames back over our own ships. You must give the order before the wind picks up more’. ‘That’s exactly why I don’t like him messing…

Roman Coin Project His 111_08 By: Christian Benton I believe my coin to be a provincial coin of Constantius II as I have only been able to find closely similar coins but no exact matches to the symbols on the back. If in fact this is a coin of Constantius II the coin would likely date to somewhere between AD 335 and AD 360 and Constantius II was born in August AD 317, and was the son of Constantine the Great and Fausta.[3] Constantius II was pronounced Caesar under his father in AD 324. When…

at least one of these things in each of my memories and you are going to hear all about them. When Nero got really sick Has there ever been a time when you loved your dog so much and then that dog gets sick? Well that has happened to my family before. Her name was Nero. Nero was only 13 at the time, but that was really old for her breed. When my dad was away on a trip one cold winter night Nero…

want to leverage the low debt ratio of Nero for further growth and expansion. This merger can also be used as a way of tax benefits for excess cash flows. Acquisition of a loss making firm can be used to save tax on the acquiring firm’s income. b) Diversification: Although diversification helps in reducing the risk to a firm’s income and is normally beneficial to a firm and its’ shareholders in the long run, it cannot be a factor in this case as ICI and Nero both operate in the same industry.…