HISTORY 1M03 Lecture : History17.docx
12 Apr 2014
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Lecture(cid:224)1m03: claudius" succession (41), despite the senate, the problem of succession in the principate, three constituencies of power: senate, people, army, able princeps but unpopular with senate, conquest of britain in 43 ce: son britannicus, household staff as state civil service: imperial freedmen. Seneca: nero"s charismatic, popular monarchy, reign of spectacle: actor, poet, & charioteer, great fire of 64 and persecution of the christians, rebuilding of rome and building of the domus aurea (colossus, loved by the people but hated by the senate, neglect of the army & rebellions in the empire, boudicca"s rising in 60; 66 70, 1st jewish revolt; 67: revolt of vindex.
