Tiberius Caesar Essay

Agrippina the Younger’s three marriages were significant in her rise to prominence as they all served her political advancement; protection from enemies, fortune and eventually, power in politics. Her first marriage was to Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, a man seventeen years her senior, described as a “wholly despicable character” (Suetonius). Her second marriage was to Gaius Sallustius Passienus Crispus, cut short by his death, but gaining her immense fortune. Her third and final marriage was to her

Lindi Ingram Professor Salzman February 26, 2016 As a descendent of the deified Emperor Augustus, Agrippina was born into a powerful and respected family. She exploited this power, obtaining a level of influence over her husband and son that was only available to ambitious, imperial men. Her use of manipulation and violence has led ancient writers, such as Tacitus, to describe her political career as inappropriate and excessive. But I will argue against these views. On the contrary, I will show

Rome was one of the biggest and most powerful cities in the Europe and ruled by many good and bad rulers. Nero was considered to be a bad leader for many reasons, mostly bad. Although Nero did many bad things he also did some good for Rome and did not intentionally destroy Rome. During Nero’s early life he lived a rough life for a period of time when his mother was banished and Nero had to go with her. Nero was born in 37 AD in a small town fifty miles away from Rome.(“Nero” 45) When Nero was two

Nero: The Murderer Murder is defined as “the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another,” (Dictionary.com). Through this definition, Emperor Nero, like many emperors before and after him, can be seen as a murderer. In, The Annals of Imperial Rome, written by Cornelius Tacitus, the story of Nero is documented. This story includes the tale of his premeditated murder of his mother, Agrippina the Younger. Nero, though many recall him being ill of mind or in many ways even crazy, had

Nero and Tiberius both started off as great leaders of Rome. Throughout their leadership many events occurred that caused the general publics view to change on both of them. Comparing Nero, the careless leader to Tiberius, the leader with great accomplishments I found that they are complete opposites. Analyzing the accomplishments, treatment of people, and the overall personality of Nero and Tiberius it can be concluded that Tiberius is a better leader than Nero. Nero and Tiberius were two leaders

Portrait Head of Caligula This bust of Emperor Caligula, was thought to have been made somewhere within Asia Minor, around the year 40 AD. There is no known record of who sculpted this bust, and no accurate record of who it was made for or why it was made. It was sculpted entirely out of marble. After Caligula was murdered by his guards in 41 AD, almost all recorded statues and portraits of him were destroyed, as well as a lot of writings that were done about him. This led to modern day historians

Tacitus in his writing characterizes the Germanics as a stable, civilized community as well as a barbaric tribe, compared to Marcellinus who viewed them as savages when Priscus had a first-hand account of the Germanics and thought of them as very well-mannered people. Tacitus writes about how the Germanics are civilized, yet barbaric by stating that no other nation compares to the Germanics “in entertainment and hospitality” as well as writing how their children are “naked and filthy”(Tacitus). Tacitus

given opportunities for power, and readily looking for ways to gain power and influence, while also having to deal with deaths, murder plots and criticism. Agrippina the Younger during AD 28 after her 13th birthday, was given an arranged marriage by Tiberius to Gnaeus Dominitus Ahenobarbus also ordering Rome to celebrate. This marriage would have set up Agrippina with a source of power and influence as Gnaeus Dominitus Ahenobarbus came from a distinguished family of consular rank, Domitius was directly

A Greco-Roman Audience Readers of the Gospel of Luke often try to identify Luke’s intended audience. Understanding Luke’s intended audience can provide insight into how Luke used current culture to strategically spread the word of God. Specifically, we can look at the period of Hellenization, along passages, to interpret Luke’s Gospel as intended for a Greco-Roman audience. After the campaigns of Alexander the Great, but before the Birth of Jesus, Palestine endured a period of Hellenization

The Roman Empire, in which the early Church rises in the wake of Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension, is complex cultural melting pot. Rife with hedonism, the honor/shame structure of the Roman Empire encourage the worship of the Emperor as God and the Empire as his Holy Empire. Against this narrative, the early Church was a counterculture to the ways of the empire and it is against this backdrop that Bruce Longenecker’s The Lost Letters of Pergamum takes place. The Lost Letters of Pergamum