Makers of History Nero By JACOB ABBOTT
PREFACE.
CONTENTS.
ENGRAVINGS.
NERO Chapter I. Nero's Mother. A.D. 37 Roman country seats.
Chapter II. The Assassination of Caligula. A.D. 40-41
Chapter III. The Accession of Claudius. A.D. 41-47 Ultimate design of the conspirators.
Chapter IV. The Fate of Messalina. A.D. 48 Silius forms a scheme for making himself emperor.
Chapter V. The Childhood of Nero. A.D. 39-53 Early history of
Chapter VI. Nero an Emperor. A.D. 54
Chapter VII. Britannicus. A.D. 54-55 Britannicus and Acte. Indignation of Agrippina.
Chapter VIII. The Fate of Agrippina. A.D. 55-60 Situation of Agrippina. Her state of mind.
Chapter IX. Extreme Depravity. A.D. 62-64 The atrocity of Nero's crime in murdering Agrippina.
Chapter X. Piso's Conspiracy. A.D. 65 Origin and nature of Piso's conspiracy.
Chapter XI. The Fate of the Conspirators. A.D. 65
Chapter XII. The Expedition into Greece. A.D. 65 Nero becomes more depraved and abandoned than ever.
Chapter XIII. Nero's End. A.D. 66. Galba.
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