The world: historical and actual . •Caligula. (I65) =^vr 166 THE EMPERORS FROM AUGUSTUS TO AEARIC. Bui the generadespotic Claudius. public hardly felt the weight of hisHis prodigality was prodigious, andhis personal habits revolting. After five years ofinfamy he was assassinated, not like Caesar, for politi-cal reasons, but in re-venge for private wrongand insult. For a shorttime it looked as if therepublic might be re-stored ; but the reac-tionary party was dis-tracted by dissensions,and soon Claudius,uncle of Caligula, aweak-minded old man,was raised to the up to the sta
The world: historical and actual . •Caligula. (I65) =^vr 166 THE EMPERORS FROM AUGUSTUS TO AEARIC. Bui the generadespotic Claudius. public hardly felt the weight of hisHis prodigality was prodigious, andhis personal habits revolting. After five years ofinfamy he was assassinated, not like Caesar, for politi-cal reasons, but in re-venge for private wrongand insult. For a shorttime it looked as if therepublic might be re-stored ; but the reac-tionary party was dis-tracted by dissensions,and soon Claudius,uncle of Caligula, aweak-minded old man,was raised to the up to the stand-ard of mediocrity, heyet had the merit ofsome common sense, and made a very goodruler, dying in A. D. 54. To him succeededthe son of his latest consort, Agripina. Thisson was the famous Nero, the pupil of Seneca; a young man of whommuch good was expect-ed, but who proved theproverbial type of tyr-anny. This emperorkilled his own mother,and was accused of set-ing fire to Rome forthe excitement of wit-nessing the conflagra-tion. Under him be-Nero- . gan the persecution of the Christians. Having reigned wisely and mod-erat
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