CLAS 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Toga, Elementary Cellular Automaton, Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo
19 Feb 2018
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Hugely popular among certain segments of society. Executed or murdered most of his family. Son of agrippina and someone who is outside of the julio-claudian family. Only claim to be part of royal family is through his mother. Agrippina makes sure claudius dies before britannicus can become a candidate to be heir of throne. Connected to julio-claudians through his mother agrippina. Age (cid:400)(cid:401) (cid:336)(cid:403)9 ce(cid:337), his mother marries claudius and he is adopted. Seneca recalled from exile to become his tutor. Rela(cid:2210)onship strong enough so that nero behaved himself more while seneca was around. Stories of miraculous childhood circulate to strengthen his dubious claim to power. Why they are des(cid:2210)ned from birth to be emperor. Most obvious person to take over the emperor. Happens before britannicus can adopt the toga virilis. Universal agreement that he did a good job. Kills her because he was (cid:2210)red of her keeping him in check.
