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CHAPTER III THE WIVES OF CALIGULA
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THE remainder of the reign1 of Tiberius does not properly concern us, but a very brief account of it will serve at once to confirm our estimate of the influence of Livia, and to prepare us for the almost incredibly degraded scenes that were witnessed under his successor. We saw that two persons were intriguing3 for the purple mantle4 which must soon fall from the shoulders of the aged5 and unhealthy Emperor. One was a woman of great ability and masculine courage, who sought the succession for one of her sons. The other was a strong soldier and an astute6 minister, a man of the most unscrupulous and hypocritical character. The change in the form of government had already betrayed its evil. The fate of the vast Empire seemed but a ball tossed from player to player. But the issue was even worse than the most sober observer anticipated. Before Tiberius died both the strong man and the strong woman were to be destroyed, and the Imperial power was to pass to one who was grossly unfit to exercise it.
AGRIPPINA THE ELDER
Less than a year after the ashes of Livia had been laid in the marble tower by the Tiber, the Senate received a letter from the court impeaching8 Agrippina and her two elder sons. According to Tacitus, it was “commonly believed” that this letter had been written some time before, and had been withheld9 through the influence of Livia. The only reasonable interpretation10 that we can put on this rumour11 is that people were so convinced of47 the humanity of Livia that they did not think the letter would have been written or sent if she were still alive. However that may be, Agrippina and her sons were put on trial and
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mythology
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sycophantic
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bloody
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perversity
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insanity
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sanity
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distinguished
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prospect
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evergreen
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majestically
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purblind
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licentious
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brutal
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corps
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destined
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malady
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lamentation
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expenditure
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