agrippina the younger

PersonalityAgrippinaTheYoungerHistoricalContextRomanSocialandpoliticalstructuresImperialFamily EmperorFromthetimeofAugustus,exercisedtotalcontrolover*Political*Military*Economic*Religious affairsFamilyMembersoftheJuio-ClaudianfamilyenjoyedconsiderablepowerandinfluenceUpperClasses ConsularCamefromnoblefamilies–senatorswhohadachievedofficeofconsulandwererespectedbecauseof theirexperienceandauthority...

AgrippinaTheYoungerAnalysis

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Agrero'sInterpretationOfAgrippinaTheYounger

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CleopatraAndAgrippinaTheYoungerEssay

Despitetheirsimilarities,therewereanumberofdifferencesbetweenCleopatraandAgrippinaTheYounger.The primarydifferencebetweenthesetwowomenwaswhattheyactuallydidwiththeirpowerWhileCleopatrawas abletomakesignificantchangestoEgyptwiththepowerthatsheheld,theprimaryresultofAgrippina's acquisitionofpowerandinfluencewasherson,Nero,becomingEmperor.Thedominantviewpointheldbythe majorityofhistoriansisthatNero'stimeasPrincepsdidnotbenefit

Nero:OneOfTheMostSelfishEmperorsOfRome

everNerowasbornin37ADasLuciusDomitusAhenobarbusHisparentswereGnaeusDomitusAhenobarbus andandAgrippina,whowasthegreat-granddaughteroftheemperorAugustus.ThephilosopherSenecaeducated NerointheclassicaltraditionandstudiedGreek,philosophyandrhetoricIn48ADAhenobarbusdiedand Agrippinamarriedheruncle,theemperorClaudius.AgrippinapersuadedhimtonameNeroashissuccessorrather thanhisownson,Britannicus,andtoofferhisdaughter,Octavia

changedtoNeroin49ADwhenLucius'smotherAgrippinamarriedEmperorClaudius.Historianshavereadthat Nero'sfatewasinevitable.Hisrealfather,GnaeusDomitius,whodiedwhenNerowasthree,wasextremely violentItiswrittenthatGnaeusoncedeliberatelyranoverayoungboywithhischariotashedrovethrougha localvillage.Whenhisfriendscongratulatedhimuponhearingofthebirthofhisson,Nero'sfathersaidthat anythingborntoAgrippinaandhimwouldbeunlikeableandadisaster

HowDidNeroInfluenceRome

EvaluatetheSignificanceofAgrippina'sMarriagesinHerRiseto Prominence.

AgrippinatheYounger'sthreemarriagesweresignificantinherrisetoprominenceastheyallservedherpolitical advancement;protectionfromenemies,fortuneandeventually,powerinpolitics.HerfirstmarriagewastoGnaeus DomitiusAhenobarbus,amanseventeenyearshersenior,describedasa"whollydespicablecharacter"

(Suetonius)HersecondmarriagewastoGaiusSallustiusPassienusCrispus,cutshortbyhisdeath,butgainingher immensefortune.Herthirdandfinalmarriagewastoher...

CompareAndContrastNeroAndTiberius

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JamesRomm'sDyingEveryDay:SenecaAtTheCourtOfNero

intoasinglecoherentstoryofSeneca'stimeasoneofNero'ssubjectsandteachersItwouldbeimpossibletotalk aboutSenecawithoutalsoexplainingthelifeoftheemperorNero.SenecawasbroughtoutofexilebacktoRome byNero'smotherAgrippinaspecificallytotutorhersonNeroAfteracomplicatedseriesofincestualmarriages, assassinations,andfalseaccusationsintendedtomanipulatetheSenate,Neroascendstothethroneattheyoung ageof17Duringhisreign,hehashisbrother

Nero'sLegacy:NeroAndTheFatherOfNero

Nerowasbornondecember15,37HisfatherDomituisAhenobrbuswasnotinthebesthealthwhenhewasborn sohismotherAgrippinatoldherbrotherCaligulatogivehimaname.Theythoughtheshouldhavethename ClaudiasfirstnameTiberiusorhiscognomenNeroCaligulawasveryupsetatthenameNerobecausehewould notbeabletosucceedasmuchashisuncledid.Hismotherdidn'tcarewhattheysaidhisnameshouldbeshe thoughtsheshouldnamehimintraditionofherfather'ssideofthe

HowDidAgrippinaTheYoungerInfluenceFamilyBackgroundAnd Status

status•AgrippinatheYoungerlivedduringtheJulio-CausianDynasty.•AgrippinatheYoungerwasbornin moderndaycityofCologneinGermanyonNovemberthe6th,15ADin•Shewastheeldestdaughterof AgrippinatheElderandGermanicusbutthefourthchildinthefamily•Shecamefromimperialblood,shewas Augustus'sgreat-granddaughterthroughhermaternalsideandherfatherGermanicuswasadoptedbyTiberius.• HerelderbrothersNero,DrususandGaius,andheryoungersisters,

AgrippinaInfluence

AgrippinatheYoungerhadfourmainfactorsthathighlyinfluencedherpowerbeforehermarriagetoClaudius. ShewasbornintotheJulio-ClaudianbloodlinemakingheranImperialwomanofanobledynasty,shewasasa resultofherfamilybackgroundreasonablywealthyandeducated,shehadthebackingoftheRomanArmyasher fatherGermanicuswasthecommanderofthe5thlegionofthearmyinGermanyandfinallyhertwomarriages whichprovidedherwithwealthandasontobeheirofthethrone

Tacitus'sInfluenceOnTheRomanEmpire

talksabouttheinfluenceofAgrippinatheyoungerasasignofweaknessoftheprincipaterepresentingClaudius andNeroasherpawnHerpositionofpowerasafemaletothisdayisunmatched;knownasthegranddaughter, daughter,sister,wife,andmotherofmen.(Tacitus)Agrippina,anImperialwomanoftheJulio-Claudianbloodline afemaleCaesarlivedthroughallfiveoftheJulio-ClaudianemperorsAugustus,Tiberius,Caligula,Claudius,and Nero.Agrippinatheyoungerrolesintheempireisrecognized...

EmperorNero:TheMurderer

Nero,likemanyemperorsbeforeandafterhim,canbeseenasamurdererIn,TheAnnalsofImperialRome, writtenbyCorneliusTacitus,thestoryofNeroisdocumented.Thisstoryincludesthetaleofhispremeditated murderofhismother,AgrippinatheYoungerNero,thoughmanyrecallhimbeingillofmindorinmanyways evencrazy,had,inhismind,manyreasonswhythiswasasmartdecisionAgrippina'squestforincreasedpolitical power,hertendencytomakedecisionsonhisbehalfwithout...

AgrippinaStrengthsAndWeaknesses

downbytheverytraitsthathadenabledhertoachievepositionsofpowerAgrippinawasabletobecomeoneof themostsignificantwomenoftheAncientRomanWorld,butatthesametimeshewasconsideredmanipulative, andwasdespisedbymany,includingeventuallyherson-theEmperorNero,whohadherkilledintheyear59CE Despiteholdingnoofficialpoliticalstatus,andbeinglimitedbyhergender,Agrippinareachedunprecedented heightsandhelpedstabilisetheClaudiusRegime,demonstrating...

Infact,AgrippinawasthedaughterofClaudius'sbrother,GermanicusandasisterofGaiusCaligula.Someonejust believedthatAgrippinaexiledforinvolvementintheconspiracyofGaetulicus;inaddition,Agrippinamarried before,soshewassecondmarriagewithClaudius.Themainpointwasthelawshouldbechangedtoavoid consanguineousmarriagebecauseClaudius...

Agrippina'sRoleInAncientRome

BC)andtheempressAgrippinatheYounger(15–59AD)Agrippinagainedremarkableinfluenceassisterof Caligula,wifeofClaudiusandmotherofNero;successiveemperorsoftheRomanPrincipate.Agrippina's unprecedentedpositionofauthorityhasresultedinherrepresentationasanoverbearingmotherobsessedwith achievingimperialambitionthroughherson.HoweverinterwovenwithAgrippina's...

Agrippina’sRelationshipwithOtherMembersoftheImperial Court

AncientAssessment–Agrippina–bySophieMulleyDescribeAgrippina'srelationshipwithothermembersofthe imperialcourt.(10MARKS)"Agrippinawasaformidableadversary.Shehadpoliticalalliesatalllevels,acquired duringClaudius'reign,andsheknewhowtoexploitherAugustanlineageanddescentfromGermanicustothe full"–GriffinAgrippinatheyoungerisrecognizedasoneofthemostambitiouswomeninhistorywho encompassesagreatdesireforpower,wealthandsupremacy...

TheRoleOfWomenDuringTheRomanEmpire

WhentheRomanarmiesbegantheirultimatelysuccessfulinvasionofBritainthecontrastsbetweentheinvading cultureandtheinvadedculturebecameeasilyapparent.Duetotheinvasion,thetwocultureswereforcedintoone spacetointeractandinterchangewitheachotherinmanywaysInsomewaystheywerefoundtobesimilar,and inotherstheculturesvariedwidely.ThroughoutthecourseofthispaperIwillcompareandcontrasttheroleof womenintheindigenousCelticsocietyandthatof

TheRomanRepublic

LindiIngramProfessorSalzmanFebruary26,2016AsadescendentofthedeifiedEmperorAugustus,Agrippina wasbornintoapowerfulandrespectedfamily.Sheexploitedthispower,obtainingalevelofinfluenceoverher husbandandsonthatwasonlyavailabletoambitious,imperialmenHeruseofmanipulationandviolencehasled ancientwriters,suchasTacitus,todescribeherpoliticalcareerasinappropriateandexcessive.ButIwillargue againsttheseviewsOnthecontrary,Iwillshow

TheLifeandTimesofNeroEssay

BCatCordova.Senecawastrainedextensivelyinrhetoricandphilosophy.Agrippinahadulteriormotivesfor choosingSenecaasNero'stutorSenecawasstodgilyconservativeandrepublicanHewasaparagonofallthe ancientRomanvirtues.AgrippinaknewtheSenatewouldsmileuponthisanditwouldlaterbenefitNero.Franzero attributesmuchofNero'searlysuccessobtainingthethronetohismother.Agrippinawasaverybeautiful, ruthless,anddeceitfullycleverwomanShehadthe

deathbysuicide14yearslaterHisbirthnamewasLuciusDomitiusAhenobarbusHismother,Agrippinathe Younger,wasasisterofEmperorCaligulaNerowasagreat-nephewofEmperorClaudiusHewasalsorelatedto theRomanpoliticianandgeneral,MarkAntony.EmperorClaudiushadtwosonsfromseveralmarriages,andafter marryingAgrippina,headoptedNeroOneofhissonsdiedwhenhewasyoungerandwhiletheotherson, Britannicuslived,ClaudiuslikedNerobetterasanEmperor.Hemade...

TheLegacyOfNeroClaudiusCaesar

hadtomurderhisownfamilySincehemostlygrewupwithhismotherAgrippinatheYounger,hehadahigh chancetobecomerulerofIn54A.D.NerobecameemperorofRomeafterthedeathofClaudius,whowasthought tohavebeenpoisonedbyhiswifeAgrippina,whoalsohappenedtobeNero'smotherNero'srealnamewas Lucius,buthismotherdecidedthatNeroClaudiusCaesarwasmoresuitablesoshegothimtochangeitAgrippina wasalwaysplottinginthebackground.Asawifeofaformeremperor...

NeroImpactOnTheRomanEmpire

emperors,hadahugeimpactontheRomanEmpireinmanydifferentwaysthroughouthislifetimeNeroClaudius CaesarAugustusGermanicus,butknownbymostpeopleasNero,wasbornonDecember15,37A.D.toGnaeus DomitiusAhenobarbusandAgrippinatheYoungerHewasthenadoptedbyhisUncleClaudius,whoatthattime wasEmperor.NerodidhaveacoupleobstaclesinhiswaytobecomingEmperor,though.Eventually,Nerodid gainthethrone,andfinally,itwashistimetodominantlyruleoverRome...

ProsAndConsOfRomanEmperors

theirmarkonhistoryforbeingsodreadful.Thispaperwillbeaboutthetop10worstemperorsinromanhistory. ThesepeoplehadthechancetobegoodbuttheyhavedecidedtobetheworstemperorwastheemperorofRome from81to66.HewastheyoungerbrotheroftitusandsonofVespasian,histwopredecessorsonthethrone,and thelastmemberoftheflaviandynasty.Bornonoctober24,51AD.DiedonSeptember18,96AD.Hewasthemost smartestoutofhisbrotherHisfatherwasgoingagainst

Nero'sRulership

in.NerowassurroundedbyRomanaristocrats,includinghismother,AgrippinatheYounger,hisadministrators andtutors,BurrusandSeneca;andhissecondwife,PoppaeaAgrippina,Burrus,andSenecaheavilyinfluenced thebeginningofNero'srule,asayoungteenager.Hisfirstyearswereoneofprosperity,hecancelledunpopular taxes,threwbigpublicfeasts,assiduouslycourtedtheSenate,andaboveallproclaimedan

Nero:TheSelfishAndCruel

cruelmen.OneofthesemenhadthenameofNero.NerowasborninA.D.37anddiedinA.D.68whenhe committedsuicide("Nero,"par.1).NerooriginallyhadthenameLuciusDomitiusAhenobarbusandwasbornto CnaeusDomitiusAhenobarbusandAgrippinatheYounger(HistorycomStaff,par2)Whenshemarried ClaudiusIinA.D.49shepersuadedhimtoadoptNero,makingNeronextinlinetoruleinsteadofhisson Britannicus(HistorycomStaff,par2)NerowasanunsuccessfulrulerNerofocusedtoo

ChallengesOfTheJulio-ClaudianEmperors

1TheJulio-ClaudianEmperors;civilgovernmentandmilitaryconcernsEachEmperor,wasrequiredto encompassinhisrulingsthedealingswiththeelite,thatissenators,wealthycitizensandequites,andwiththe populace,insidethecityofRomeandintheprovincesJuliusCaesarassassinationwasanexamplehowdangerous iswhentheindividualactinamannerofaboveall,asrexordictator,heeventuallyturnsthepartofpeopleagainst himselfOnotherside,Augustus,didthewisemove

EmperorClaudiusEssay

IntroductionTiberiusClaudiusNeroGermanicus(b10BC,d54AD;emperor,41-54AD)wasthethird emperoroftheJulio-Claudiandynasty.HisreignrepresentsaturningpointinthehistoryofthePrincipatefora numberofreasons,nottheleastforthemannerofhisaccessionandtheimplicationsitcarriedforthenatureofthe office.Duringhisreignhepromotedadministratorswhodidnotbelongtothesenatorialorequestrianclasses,and waslatervilifiedbyauthorswhodidHefollowed

ThePersecutionOfChristiansAndJews

InordertobetterunderstandthepersecutionofChristiansandJewsthatoccurredduringthereignoftheemperor Domitianintheyear89AD,onemustfirstunderstandthedynasticlinehewasborninto.Domitianwasamember oftheFlavianfamily,afamilythathasoriginsintheequestrianclass,thetierjustbelowthesenatorialclassin termsofinfluenceandwealthDomitian'sgrandfather,Sabinus,hadbuiltupthefamily'swealthfirstasatax collector,andlaterasamoney-lender.Sabinus'...

WhatAreTacitus'MotivationsForWritingTheAnnals

WhatareTacitus'reasons(bothexplicitandimplicit)forwritingTheAnnals?Tacitus'motivationsforwritingThe Annalsaremultifaceted.First,hewaspromotingthestancethattheempire,despiteitsshortcomings,was necessaryforthestabilityofRomeatthetimeSecondly,hewantedtogiveanhonestandfairaccountofRome duringthereignsoffouremperorsoftheprincipate:Tiberius,Gaius,ClaudiusandNero.Arepublic,likeRome, movesatamaddeninglyslowpace.Legislationisput...

IClaudiusisatelevisionshowfilmedin1976asanadaptionofRobertGraves'IClaudiusandClaudiustheGod GraveswroteabibliographyonClaudius'lifebasedonthehistoricalwritingsofGaiusCorneliusTacitus,Juvenal andSuetoniusSheilaWhiteplaysValeriaMessalinainthetelevisionseriesIClaudiuswhichisdirectedby HerbertWise.WhiteportraysMessalinaasabeautifulyoungwomanwithahungerforpower.Thisisdrivenby heraggressivepersonalityandhereverlastinghunger

TheRolesOfNeroAndTheLegacyOfEmperorNero

throatHeissurvivedbyhistwowivesandhisloyalslaveswhohelpedhimescapeRomebeforehewastobe arrestedandexecuted(Commire,1994).ThosecitizensoftheRomanEmpirethatdiedpriortothearranged murderofNero'smother,AgrippinatheYounger,wouldhaveknownNeroasakindandgenerousrulerwho bannedthedeathpenaltyandreducedtaxes.Aprogressivethinker,EmperorNeroevenallowedslavestoreport harshmasterstothecourtsHewouldalsoberememberedasapatrontothe

Claudius:TheSurpriseEmperor

NikoAkarasMrBozzi.AMWFebruary21,2017Claudius:TheSurpriseEmperorTiberiusClaudiusCaesar AugustusGermanicuswasbornin10ADinGaul,moderndayFrance.Duetoanillnessasachildhedevelopeda limpandpartialdeafnessBecauseofthishewasostracizedfromhisfamily,believinghewasmentally challenged.Comingfromafamilyofsuchhighstature,Claudiuswashiddenuntilhisteens,seenasan embarrassmenttothefamilynameHegainedtheattentionofhisfamilywhen,

Midterm3HistoryEssay

CaesarestablishesCleopatraasQueenofEgyptinplaceofherbrother.Healsohasabastardsonwithher, PtolemyCaesarÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWhy(andwhere)didCatotheYoungerkillhimself?ÂWhatishispostmortem reputation?oÂÂCatotheYoungerwenttoUticatokillhimself.Hecommittedsuicideinprotestofliving underneathatyrant(betterdeadthanaliveunderatyrant).oÂÂHewasrememberedasaherooftheRepublic.

Worcester191523isamarbleportraitoftheEmperorNeroThisportraitismostlyintact,andisroughly15times thesizeofanormalhead.Themarbleiscreamybeige,withthinlightbrownlinesspreadingacrossareasofthe headTheselinesaremostprevalentaroundthecenteroftheforehead,andundertherighteyeTheonly significantdamagedonetothissculpture'sheadisachippednose,andtherearenosignsofreconstructiondoneto theportraitThetipofthisportrait'snose

TheLifeofG.F.HandelEssay

gentlemannamedDietrichBuxtehude.Buxtehudehadadeterminationtomakethechurchacenterofmusical activity(Carlin62)andfoundedaseriesofreligious-orientedmusic.Heisrememberedtodayforhisinspiration forBachandotheryoungerandgreatercomposersBachandHandelareconsideredtheClassicalGiantsWhile theirmusicwasastronginfluencetotheBaroquetimeperiod,itwasalsotheirachievementsthatmadethemthe mostinfluentialTherewerealsomasterminds

EviteDePeronAnalysis

ArguablythemostpoliticallycontroversialandinfluentialwomeninArgentinehistory,andSpiritualLeaderofthe nation,MariaEvaDuartedePeron(1919-1952)andmuchofthehistoryofherlifeissubjecttosubstantialbias duetoamyriadofanti-PeronistpropagandaduringthePeron'sregime,asMarysaNavarrostates"youwereeither forher,oragainsther".AlthoughthereisaconsensustoamonumentalsumofthefactsapropostoEvaPeron's life,thesubjectofdiscourseisratherinthe

Howapersonchoosestolivehislifecouldbebasedonmanyfactors;mostoftenitisculturalorsocietalnorms thatdictateaperson'sactionsandtheirpathinlifeForothersitisthepeoplearoundthemsuchastheirchildrenor spouses.FortheancientRomansitwasaspecificsetofidealsandvaluesthatwereadheredtoascloselyas possibleTheseidealswere:"pietas,conducttowardparents,relatives,ancestors,gods,andcountry;gravitas,a seriousattitudetowardlife,including...

ThePsychologicalMotivationForSerialKillers

"Idon'tfeelguiltyforanythingIfeelsorryforpeoplewhofeelguilt,"-TedBundyThroughouttheworlda specificgroupofindividualssuchasBundy,areclassifiedasserialkillers.AccordingtotheBritannica Encyclopediathetermserialkillerortheactofserialkillingcanbedefinedas"theunlawfulhomicideofatleast twopeople,carriedoutinaseriesoveraperiodoftime"Everyyearsuchmurdererscreatechaosinhundredsand thousandsofpeople'slivesthroughtheirdarkmotives...