Chapter XXXIII

THE IMMEDIATE SUCCESSORS OF AUGUSTUS: TIBERIUS, CALIGULA, AND
CLAUDIUS (14-54 A.D.) 133

Tiberius (Tiberius Claudius Nero Cæsar), 133. Expeditions
of Germanicus; victory of Idistavisus, 134. Early years of
successful government by Tiberius, 134. Death of Germanicus;
external affairs, 136. Internal government, 142. Velleius
Paterculus eulogises Tiberius, 148. The fall of Sejanus, 151.
Tacitus describes the last days of Tiberius, 154. Suetonius
characterises Tiberius, 156. Merivale’s estimate of Tiberius,
157. The character of the times, 159. Caligula (Caius Julius
Cæsar Caligula), 160. Suetonius describes Caligula, 163.
Claudius (Tiberius Claudius Drusus Cæsar), 168. The misdeeds
of Messallina described by Tacitus, 171. The intrigues of
Agrippina, 176. Tacitus describes the murder of Claudius, 178.
The character of Claudius, 179. The living Claudius eulogised
by Seneca, 180. The dead Claudius satirised by Seneca, 181.

CHAPTER XXXIV

NERO: LAST EMPEROR OF THE HOUSE OF CÆSAR (54-68 A.D.) 184

Nero (Claudius Cæsar Drusus Germanicus), 184. Corbulo and
the East, 186. The Roman province of Britain, 188. The war
with Boadicea, Queen of the Iceni, 190. Britain again a
peaceful province, 193. Burrus and Seneca, 194. Octavia put
to death, 196. The great fire at Rome; persecution of the
Christians, 199. Conspiracy met by cruelty and persecution,
202. Personal characteristics of Nero, according to Suetonius,
206. Merivale’s estimate of Nero and his times, 208. Nero in
Greece, 215. Nero’s return to Italy and triumphant entry into
Rome, 218. Discontent in the provinces, 219. Galba is saluted
imperator by his soldiers, 220. The death of Nero, 223.