Nero Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Suetonius - negative aspect
A
“luxury, avarice…cruelty, he practised”
2
Q
Aureus of Agrippina and Nero
A
Shows her power over him
3
Q
Suetonius- early acts
A
“Every day all kinds of presents were thrown to the people”
4
Q
Tacitus - Pisonian conspiracy
A
“senators, knights, soldiers, even women…out of hatred of Nero”
5
Q
Suetonius - fire
A
“He brazenly set fire to the city”
6
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Tacitus - Nero not liking Christians
A
“inflicted the most exquisite tortures…”
