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2 days ago · The power struggle between Nero and his mother reached its climax when he orchestrated her murder. Roman sources also implicate Nero in the deaths of both his wife Claudia Octavia – supposedly so he could marry Poppaea Sabina – and his stepbrother Britannicus.
2 days ago · Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island of Great Britain. The occupation lasted from AD 43 to AD 410. [1] [2] Julius Caesar invaded Britain in 55 and 54 BC as part of his Gallic Wars. [3]
1 day ago · She is forced to flee and wanders the forest, where she encounters and attaches herself to an unlikely protector, Divis "The Outcast". Divis is a Druid with some mystical powers— divination, hypnosis, visions —but seems mad and has been driven into exile by Veran, leader of the Druids in Britannia.
2 days ago · English Channel, narrow arm of the Atlantic Ocean separating the southern coast of England from the northern coast of France and tapering eastward to its junction with the North Sea at the Strait of Dover. Its location has given it immense significance over the centuries.
Jul 1, 2024 · He enjoyed the close friendship of Britannicus, the sone of the emperor Claudius, and later had built a handful of statues of his friend after he died of poisoning, many sources say at the instigation of Agrippina, Claudius's wife.
Jul 12, 2024 · Nero schonk veel van de onschuldige burgers die zijn moeder had laten opsluiten gratie, maar hij slaagde er niet in haar te vergeten. De jonge keizer stond naar eigen zeggen doodsangsten uit doordat hij achtervolgd werd door de geest van Agrippina – zelfs na haar dood was ze nog de heks van Rome.
Jul 6, 2024 · Hadrian, Roman emperor (117–138 CE), the emperor Trajan’s cousin and successor, who was a cultivated admirer of Greek civilization and who unified and consolidated Rome’s vast empire. He was the third of the so-called Five Good Emperors. Learn more about Hadrian’s life and reign.
