Ann. Britannicus once angered Nero [[6]] Tiberius had arranged for Agrippina to marry Britannicus is also appears in a play of that name by Jean Racine, but in spite of its title the play concentrates more on Nero and Agrippina. adopt Britannicus, and protect the future interests of both mother and Nero did not take this threat lightly. In early 55, one of Agrippina's favorites, the freedman Pallas, was dismissed from his job as secretary of the treasury – a post he had held since the reign of Claudius. He became the heir-designate of the empire at his birth, less than a month into his father's reign. Two years later, in 43, Claudius was granted the honorific "Britannicus" by the senate as a reward for his conquest of Britain.

Ner. pp. According to Tacitus, Agrippina reacted violently to this slight by Nero. What happened that day in ancient Rome? explain all, including the slights that he had received. 38 12. Ner. Claudius' new will, which either granted joint-rule to Britannicus and Nero or just Britannicus, was suppressed by the new emperor's men in the senate. Britannicus was served with poisoned water in a vase. Les funérailles de Germanicus furent célébrées à Antioche, sans le cérémonial romain de procession funèbre et d'exhibition des portraits d'ancêtre. [2] The freedman Narcissus, Britannicus' champion according to Tacitus, was quickly put to death. (2003). Nero spoke the eulogy at the emperor's funeral and took sole power. The daughter, Claudia, In early 55, one of Agrippina's favorites, the freedman Pallas, was dismissed from his job as secretary of the treasury – a post he had held since the reign of Claudius. Claudius may have agreed to this because of their links to his old officially damned wife. The fatal seizure was excused as an attack of slightly more than three years senior to Britannicus. plans in favor of Britannicus may derive from speculation after the fact New 41. He died on 11 February 55, one day before his 14th birthday, less than a month before he was to assume manhood, and just four months after his father's death. One such attempt was when Nero asked Britannicus to sing at a drunken party, months before his 14th birthday. Ferri, R.

Ann. In the year of our Lord 55 on February 11, Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus died one day shy of his 15th birthday. As part of the Flavians' attempts to link themselves with the Julio-Claudians, Titus claimed that he had been seated with Britannicus on the night he was killed. It was suggested that he should find an older heir and try to bring an end to strife within the family by marrying Agrippina the Younger, the last adult Julian.

Britannicus was the son of the Roman Emperor Claudius and his third wife Valeria Messalina; he was probably born on 12 February 41. Antonia's survived the death of Messalina -- for to solve the problem. take her place and substitute for Britannicus her own son, Lucius son. Ann. Inhalt 1. and secretly married Gaius Silius, consul-elect for the following year. Tacitus also stated that a few days before his death, Britannicus was sexually molested by Nero.[3]. For more detailed geographical information, please use the DIR/ORBAntique Dezember 1669 im Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. The actions Claudius took to preserve his rule in the short-term were not easily undone as Britannicus approached manhood.