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
his wife and niece agrah pina was twenty six years his junior and she had big plans ancient historians describe the emperor as ignorant weak and mean. modern scholars view him as an excellent administrator and of not full ruler. this is house of tony is recorded the day of october thirteenth fifty four. the imperial family is gathered around the table. mushrooms are on the menu claudius his favorite dish. nero the devoted son is that his mother agrippina his. glorious his biological son britannicus is also there. claudius. dotes on the board nero s biggest rival in the line of imperial succession. so
a period of stability with peace abroad and prosperity at home. seneca addressed his most famous moral treatise entitled an mercy in europe extolling the virtues of the emperor. this is we have to it s hard to say whether near i was a particularly milder alone not there are a few episodes in primary sources that contradict the image of the bloodthirsty monster that he was repeatedly portrayed as in later accounts will be money in my view the dog stands out. it s clear that nero s earlier it was very unlike that of his uncle emperor of the gorilla who went out of his way to antagonize the senate. he insulted him really entered and expropriated senators driving some to suicide and effectively disenfranchised the council. in contrast nero and his advisors
turning poppers into wealthy property owners in the blink of an eye. it was an emperor s duty to provide his subjects with bread and circuses the people of rome honored to be fed and entertained and they were delighted that their princeps shared their pastimes as a child nero dreamed of a career in chariot racing even as a teenager is said he created model races with small wooden orses. he rooted for his favorite racing club the greens. but his accession to the throne marked the end of such dreams. they see and. in some respects i see nero as a tragic figure because he was always being forced into roles that he obviously didn t want to fulfill and probably couldn t fulfill. and the deficits that are
a neuro away from such frivolous interests by employing a tutor to prepare him for the role of emperor. the philosopher seneca was a celebrated writer and a charismatic oratory. the view from the circus maximus to the politan hill the science of the emperor s magnificent residence. its remains still testified to the prestige of its former residence. maghrib you know promoted the prospects of her son through scheming and intrigue. her brother colleague it lho was murdered and succeeded by her uncle claudius him she married in the year forty nine. tacitus wrote from this point the empire was changed and all obeyed a woman. agribusiness choice of tutor for a young son proved wise. in his late forty s seneca was