CLAS 208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Playboy Mansion, Flavian Dynasty, W. M. Keck Observatory
18 Apr 2016
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>what we know comes from suetonius, tacitus, and cassius dio (all from equestrian or senatorial class) Hostile sources (as with caligula) for same reasons. We know of other more positive accounts (more popular picture_ >we only know of these sources, we don"t have them. >good = 5 years (is it because of guidance of seneca and burrus or restrained by the fear of mommy) >bad = murdered mother and retirement of seneca. Also tries to murder wife and eventually hires a hitman to murder her. Certainly many plottings, intrigues, conspiracy and murders (by rivals and senators, trying to success a childless emperor) 65: piso"s conspiracy = forced suicide: seneca (former professor could have just been a mediator/messenger between conspirators), lucan, petronius. >charioteer at athletic games (olympia, corinth, delphi) = 1808 prizes and trophies. 68: loses close support (but popularity still high with common people) = nero commits suicide. Suetonius and cassius dio: people of rome celebrated the death of nero.
