CLST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Italica, Mount Vesuvius, Flavian Dynasty
26 Apr 2016
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During the first five years of nero"s reign, the empire was managed well. That was because nero had nothing to do with it. (years 54-59) Agrippina had been pushed aside within a year and seneca and burrus made the decisions. Although seneca and burrus were the main decision makers, brutality was evident even in the early period. In nero"s first year as emperor, he had his step-brother, britannicus, poisoned at dinner (same one who killed claudius) Britannicus was the last male of the ancient claudian family. As nero began to assert himself, the good governance came to an end. 59, nero decided to have agrippina killed because he found her too controlling. After that was done, somewhat secretly, his two main advisers lost control of him: built a boat which knew in rough sea would break up and everyone on board would be killed. One of only people to survive the disaster was.
