History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . gratulated theyoung emperor on not having as yet shed a drop of Pleiiqiie hominum ignoscobant. antiqiia-t fratrum discordias et iyisociabile rcgnum asti-mantes (Tac, Ann., xiii. 17). ^ De Clnn., 1. 2, 9. Merivale even believes (vi., ) that Seneca knew what was doneand aided in it. Dr. Raabe, in his work on Xero, expresses the same opinion : So sind (Senecamid B?) und bleihen sie doeh iynmer in den Auf/en der Xachirelt Kindcrmorder (p. 110). NERO, la OCTOBEIl, 54 TO 9 JUNE, 68 A
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . gratulated theyoung emperor on not having as yet shed a drop of Pleiiqiie hominum ignoscobant. antiqiia-t fratrum discordias et iyisociabile rcgnum asti-mantes (Tac, Ann., xiii. 17). ^ De Clnn., 1. 2, 9. Merivale even believes (vi., ) that Seneca knew what was doneand aided in it. Dr. Raabe, in his work on Xero, expresses the same opinion : So sind (Senecamid B?) und bleihen sie doeh iynmer in den Auf/en der Xachirelt Kindcrmorder (p. 110). NERO, la OCTOBEIl, 54 TO 9 JUNE, 68 469 Locusta also had her reward, impunity and vast domains; withthem, however, the obligation to make pupils in her art, whichseems to have become an institution of State.^ Agrippina, however, did not retire from the conflict. Sheamassed money, and flattered the senators and centurions, as if togather a party : at least it was so asserted. Xero then deprivedher of her guards and sent her away from the palace ; he did not,however, break with her, but, from this time forward, he visited. Nero as a Parrot, driven by Locusta as a Grasshopper.^ her rarely, and always accompanied by a guard, as if he fearedsome treason, and manifesting coldness and embarrassment in hismanner towards her. The disgrace of the empress Avas quicklyrecognized ; all abandoned her save a few women who still visitedher, either from some remaining affection, or more probably to takea feminine pleasure in her humiliation. An incident worthy of anoriental court came near precipitating the catastrophe which somepersons now began to foresee. Agrippina had a friend, JuliaSilana,^ Avidow of that Silius who had been Messalinas lover. Thisperson, no longer young but extremely rich, proposed to take ayoung husband. Agrip2)ina, not so old as Julia, and remaining in It has, oil the other hand, been maintained in Germany (Stahr, Ayrippina, p. 247), and even inEngland, that the whole story was a fable. I have said in
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