Nero Cæsar, or Monarchie depraued An historicall worke. Dedicated, with leaue, to the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admirall. By the translator of Lucius Florus.

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Nero Cæsar, or Monarchie depraued An historicall worke. Dedicated, with leaue, to the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admirall. By the translator of Lucius Florus.

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Bolton, Edmund, 1575?-1633?

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London :: Printed by T[homas] S[nodham and Bernard Alsop] for Thomas Walkley, at Britaines Bursse,

1624.

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Nero, -- Emperor of Rome, 37-68 -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• epigraph
• TO MY LORD, THE DVKE OF BVCKINGHAM, LORD ADMIRALL.
• table of contents
• Antient short INSCRIPTIONS, vou∣ched in this HISTORICALL Worke, exhi∣bited at length.
• Errata. The first number is for the page, the other is for the line of that page.
• NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVGVSTVS GERMANICVS.
  • I. NERO'S FIRST COMMING TO THE EMPIRE.
  • II. OF NERO BEEFORE HEE WAS EMPEROVR OR ADOPTED.
  • III. THE FAMOVS ERROVR OF HIS EDVCATION.
  • IIII. THE MINDE OF AGRIPPINA.
  • V. OF NERO, AS THE ADOPTIVE SONNE OF CLAVDIVS.
  • VI. OF NERO'S FIRST FIVE YFARES.
  • VII. SENECA INOFFICIOVS TO CLAV∣DIVS, CONTRARIE TO THE MORAL GOOD OF NERO.
  • VIII. A WORD OR TVVO TOVCHING THE INSTITVTION OF A MONARCK, BY OCCASION OF NERO'S INSTITVTION.
  • IX. THE SENATS VSE OF SENECA'S OFFICES, AT NERO'S ENTRANCE.
  • X. THE POISNING OF BRITANNICVS.
  • XI. NERO'S FORTVNE IN THE VERTVE OF CORBVLO.
  • XII. NERO VAINLY DEVISTEH VVITH HIMSELF HOVV TO GOE BEYOND ALL EXAMPLES, IN MAKING MANKINDE BEHOLDING VN∣TO HIM.
  • XIII. NERO'S MVNIFICENCES, AND LIBERALITIES.
  • XIIII. OF OCTAVIA, NERO'S FIRST WIFE, AND OF SOME OTHER WOMEN, WITHIN HIS FIRST FIVE YEARES.
  • XV. THE DEATH OF AGRIPPINA AVGVSTA.
    • §. I. The causes for which Nero resolued to destroy his Mother.
    • §. II. Meanes thought, and agreed-vpon for the secret de∣struction of Agrippina.
    • §. III. The time, and place for execution of the deed, with a partil description of the trap-galley.
    • §. IIII. Agrippina feasted by Nero at Baiae, and put aboord the trap-galley vpon her returne.
    • §. V. The trap in the galley miscarrying, Agrippina regains the shore; her two chiefe attendants di∣uersly slaine.
    • §. VI. Maine doubts, touching Agrippina's escape, not to be cleared out of Tacitus, Suetonius, or Dio, attempted to be cleared otherwise.
    • §. VII. Nero, after the newes of Aggippina's escape, giues present order for her death, in hope to make it seeme her proper act.
    • §. VIII. The manner of Agrippina's murther exactly described.
    • §. VIII. Nero's behauiour, and words in priuate, vpon the view of Agriprina's corse; where the fame of their in∣cest is likewise scanned.
    • §. VII. A short speculation touching Agrippina's pedigree, and death.
    • §. XI. The peoples inward iudgement of Nero's heinous fact against his mother in what sort out∣wardly exprest.
    • §. XII. Of Agrippina's colonie, and commentaries; and of her buriall.
  • CAAP. XVI. AN ECLIPSE OF THE SVNNE, AND THE DAY OF AGRIPPANA'S DEATH OBSERVED.
  • CHAP. XVII. NERO'S PART AFTER HIS MOTHERS END, TOVVARDS THE CLOZE OF HIS FIRST FIVE YEARES.
  • CHAP. XVIII. CONSIDERATIONS TOVCHING THE PREMISSES, AND COMMONVVEALE.
  • CHAP. XIX. THE GHOSTE OF AGRIPPINA, AND OTHER APPARITIONS AFFLICTING NERO.
  • CAAP. XX. OF THE FIVE-YEARLY PLAYES, AND PRIZES INSTITVTED AT ROME BY NERO, AND OF HIS STVDIES.
  • CHAP. XXI. OF THE COVNSEL OF HISTORIE FOR THE WORSER PART OF NE∣RO'S REIGNE, AFTER HIS FIRST Quinquennium.
  • CHAP. XXII. IN ADDRESSE OF SPEECH TO MY LORD, TOVCHING THAT WHICH FOLLOVVES IN NERO'S REIGNE.
  • CHAP. XXIII. THE PRINCIPALL WONDER OF NERO'S TIME, AND OF PRINCEDOME.
  • CHAP. XXIIII. THE REVOLT IN BRITAINE AND OTHER TROVBLES OF WARRE.
    • §. I. An introductorie summe of affaires in Britain from the Romans first entrance vnder Iulius Caesar, till the present reuolt vnder Nero.
    • §. II. The Britanns at bloudie odds among themselues, vpon Iulius Caesars inuasion.
    • §. III. The effects of Caesars two inuasions, and his finall returne out of Britaine.
    • §. IIII. The Britans, and the things of Britain, a part of Caesars triumph ouer the Galls.
    • §. V. Of the Britans, and the British chariot of Moecenas vn∣der AVGVSTVS CAESAR.
    • §. VI. Of the peace of Britain, and of other rarest matters there, vnder TIBERIVS CAESAR.
    • §. VII. Britaine menaced by Caligula Caesar. A touch of his follies, and tower.
    • §. VIII. The conquest of Britain vnder CLADIVS CAE∣SAR. A rare coigne of his concerning the state thereof.
  • CHAP. XXV. THE INTERMITTED NARRATION OF THE REVOLT OF BRITAIN VNDER NERO, PROSE∣CVTED.
    • §. I. Of the title of the Romans to theyr conquests.
    • §. II. The estate of the Roman-Britanns immediately be∣fore the reuolt.
    • §. III. The causes of the grand reuolt. Boadicia's quar∣rel the chiefe.
    • §. IIII. The person and qualitie of the warlick widdowe curi∣ouslie described.
    • §. V. Of Suetonius Paullinus, Nero's Lieuetenant in Britain: and of his designe against Anglesey.
    • §. VI. Suetonius being absent vpon the conquest of Anglesey, what Roman forces, and friends resided behinde for a stay, and where.
    • §. VII. Main obseruations touching Cogidunus, a king at this time in Britain.
    • §. VIII. Boadicia, and the Britanns meet in great secrecie, and resolue to rise in armes.
    • §. IX. The Druids of Britain, parties in this reuolt.
    • §. X. Wonders fore-show the ouer-hanging euils.
    • §. XI. Boadicia's musters, and attire, and of the place of the rendeuous.
    • §. XII. Bunduca's oration to her armie, affording a most force∣able poinct to inflame the Britanns by opposing their manners to the Romans.
    • §. XIII. The motions and actions of this mightie bodie of rebelli∣on; and first concerning the Roman colonie at Camalodunum, and the castles on the borders.
    • §. XIIII. The Roman colonie at Camalodunum destroid by Boadicia.
    • §. XV. Petilius Cerealis comming tardie to the rescue, is en∣countred vpon the way by Boadicia, and put to flight.
    • §. XVI. Catus Decianus Nero's procurator, leaues Britain without leaue.
    • §. XVII. Suetonius Paullinus, vpon the newes of Boadicia's re∣bellion, came in haste from Mona to London.
    • §. XVIII. Of Nero's LONDON before Suetonius Paullinus was driuen by Boadicia to abandon it: and first whi∣ther it were once a Roman colonie, or no.
    • §. XIX. The qualitie and estate of London immediately before the burning.
    • §. XX. Nero's lieutenant in Britain abandons London to the rebells.
    • §. XXI. London entred, sackt, and set on fire by Boadicia.
    • §. XXII. VERVLAM sackt, and destroid by BOADI∣CIA. An essentiall difference betweene the persons of a municipium, and a colonie.
    • §. XXIII. The most sauage behauiours of the Boadicians in the vse of their victories throughout.
    • §. XXIIII. The course which Suetonius Paullinus held in his retreat from London, and of his constraint to resolue for fight.
    • §. XXV. The number and qualitie of the Roman forces, proui∣ded for fight.
    • §. XXVI. Of Iulius Agricola, the father in law of Cornelius Tacitus.
    • §. XXVII. The number of men in Boadicia's armie, their nations, qualities, and armes.
    • §. XXVIII. Of the place of the battle, and season of the yeare.
    • §. XXIX. The order of the Roman battle.
    • §. XXX. The order of the Britanns battle.
    • §. XXXI. The battle, ouerthrow, and death of Boadicia.
    • §. XXXII. Of the place of Boadicia's buriall.
    • §. XXXIII. A recapitulation of the premisses touching the af∣faires of Britain hitherto.
    • §. XXXIIII. Free thoughts and notes vpon the whole matter of BOA∣DICIA'S action, by way of publick counsell.
  • CHAP. XXVI. ONE OF THE PRETORS IN ROME GVILTY OF An Heynous Libell AGAINST NERO. FREE TOVCHES VPON THAT OCCASION, CONCERNING Libells, AND THEIR Authors.
  • CHAP. XXVII. THE WORTHIE CARRIAGE OF DO∣MITIVS CORBVLO, AGAINST THE PARTHIANS.
  • CHAP. XXVIII. NERO'S FIRST COMMING VPON THE COMMON STAGE.
  • CHAP. XXIX. THE BVRNING OF ROME BY NERO.
    • §. I. Of the hugenesse, and goodlinesse of NERO'S Rome.
    • §. II. The fire, and NERO'S triumph ouer it.
    • §. III. The worke of the fire in spoile.
    • §. IIII. NERO'S vse of the burnings, and destructions of old ROME.
    • §. V. NERO'S new palace, or GOLDEN HOVSE.
  • CHAP. XXX. THE CHRISTIANS PERSECVTED BY NERO, AS THE BVRNERS OF ROME.
  • CHAP. XXXI. PISO'S CONSPIRACIE AGAINST NERO.
  • CHAP. XXXII. OF SENECA, AND LVCAN, TWO OF THE CONSPIRATORS.
  • CHAP. XXXIII. MORE, TOVCHING PISO'S CONSPIRACIE.
  • CHAP. XXXIIII. OF TYRANTS, AND TREASON, BY OCCASION OF THIS CONSPIRA∣CIE AGAINST NERO.
  • CHAP. XXXV. THE DEATH OF POPPAEA SABINA, THE MISTRESSE AND SECOND WIFE OF NERO: WHICH OCCASIONS THE REHEARSALL OF OCTA∣VIA'S TRAGEDY.
  • CHAP. XXXVI. OF THE EAST-INDIAN TRADE IN NERO'S TIME.
  • CHAP. XXXVII. SOME ROMAN ANTIQVITIES EXAMI∣NED, SEEMING TO GIVE diuinitie TO NE∣RO. HONOVRABLE WORDS OF POPPAEA SABINA BY FLA∣VIVS IOSEPHVS.
  • CHAP. XXXVIII. THE COMMING OF TIRIDATES TO ROME.
  • CHAP. XXXIX. OF PVBLIVS PAETVS THRASEA, WHOM TACITVS CALLETH Vertues selfe. AND OF DEMETRIVS, HIS Cynick.
  • CHAP. XL. THE GENERALL CREDIT, AND VSE OF Stage-poëtrie, AND OF ACTING IN PLAYES, IN NERO'S TIME.
  • CHAP. XL. NERO RESOLVES FOR HIS VOIAGE INTO GREECE, BVT NOT AS A RIGHT ROMAN.
  • CHAP. XLII. THE PROVISIONS OF NERO FOR AS∣SVRING ROME TO HIMSELFE, IN HIS ABSENCE.
  • CHAP. XLIII. NERO IN GREECE: HIS HATRED THERE TO THE SENATE OF ROME. OTHER HIS DOINGS, TOVCH∣ING THE MAINE OF HIS ERRAND.
  • CHAP. XLIIII. NERO'S ATTEMPT FOR CVTTING THROVGH THE CORINTHIAN Isthmus.
  • CHAP. XLV. THE END OF HEROICK CORBVLO; AND THE EMPLOIMENT OF VESPASI∣AN, AGAINST THE REBELLI∣OVS IEWES.
  • CHAP. XLVI. NERO'S SVCCESSE AT THE TEMPLE OF APOLLO.
  • CHAP. XLVII. THE CHOICE ANTIQVITIES, AND ALL THE PRIME MONIMENTS OF THE GREEKS, CVLL'D, AND CARRIED AWAY FOR ROME, BY NERO'S AVTHORITIE.
  • CHAP. XLVIII. NERO'S RETVRNE.
  • CHAP. XLIX. NERO'S DOINGS AFTER HIS RETVRN.
  • CHAP. L. THE LAST ACT OF NERO'S PERSECV∣TION OF CHRISTIANS.
  • CHAP. LI. HOLY MEN THE INVISIBLE STAYES OF THE WORLD.
  • CHAP. LII. NERO DESTITVTED.
  • CHAP. LIII. OF NERO'S END, AND OF EPAPHRODITVS.
  • CHAP. LIIII. SPECVLATIONS, On Behalfe of Common∣weale, VPON THE DEPOSVRE AND DEATH OF NERO.
  • CHAP. LV. THE LINE OF THE CAESARS ENDED.