A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . w their loyalty to the emperor, hurled accusations oftreason at one another. The emperor had no desire to interfere, for henow learned from the earlier wife of Sejanus the share which he hadhad in the death of Drusus. In the l)loody and joyless days that followed this catastrophe therewere but few Romans that could safely avoid servility and was only natural that the world should long for the end of the reignof the dweller in Capri, who, without joy, without hope, without any-thing that could r
A history of all nations from the earliest times; being a universal historical library . w their loyalty to the emperor, hurled accusations oftreason at one another. The emperor had no desire to interfere, for henow learned from the earlier wife of Sejanus the share which he hadhad in the death of Drusus. In the l)loody and joyless days that followed this catastrophe therewere but few Romans that could safely avoid servility and was only natural that the world should long for the end of the reignof the dweller in Capri, who, without joy, without hope, without any-thing that could rouse him from his gloom, wished never again to seethe hated city. The hopes of Rome turned to young Caius, the son ofGermanicus, whom the emperor summoned to Capri after the death ofSejanus. He was the last survivor of his family; for his older brotherhad died in prison, and his mother, Agrippina, had starved herself todeath. Men about the court who knew him could, however, entertainbut gloomy forel)üdings for the future of the realm under his govern- 86 THE JULIAN-CLAUDIAN Fkj. 21. — The family of the Caesars. Sardonyx cameo. Inliis holding the globe;Julius Caesar in heaven attended by Drusus; Augustus on a Pegasus attendedheavenward by Cupid. In the centre Tiberius and Livia enthroned; in front of themAntonia, Germanieus in armor, his wife Agrippina, and the y(mng Caligula; behindthe throne the younger Drusus and Julia Livilla. Below, captives from Germanyand elsewhere. With one exception, the largest engraved gem known, —13 inches by11 inches. Sent to Paris from Constantinoi)le by II., the last Latin emperorof Constantinople (1228-1261). (Paris, National Library.) ment.^ His education had been wickedly neglected; he was not with-out intelligence and wit, but incapable of application. The only studyhe cared for was oratory. He was passionately fond of the theatre, 1 The nickname Caligula was given him by the soldiers in his childhood,from the li
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