all the corridors of power. but most importantly she had the backing of the military. grown boasted the world's most modern army and it was designed to conquer . nero's empire stretched from southeastern britain to africa deep into southern egypt from its commercial gateway of us one the capital syria and syria. a population of almost seventy million spread over an area twenty times the size of modern day germany. all power rested in the hands of the emperor but in reality it was agra pina who was holding the reins. she ruthlessly began to liquidate family members but seneca two was ambitious as his influence on nero grew so too did his personal fortune he brokered state contracts and granted loans an exorbitant interest seneca was now