The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete
editions of Suetonius, it was unquestionably not written by him. The
author, whoever he was, has confounded the two Plinys, the uncle and
nephew, into which error Suetonius could not have fallen, as he lived on
intimate terms with the younger Pliny; nor can it be supposed that he
would have composed the memoir of his illustrious friend in so cursory a
manner. Scaliger and other learned men consider that the life of Pliny,
attributed to Suetonius, was composed more than four centuries after that
historian’s death.]
[Footnote 985: See JULIUS, c. xxviii. Caius Plinius Caecilius Secundus
(the younger Pliny) was born at Como, A.U.C. 814; A.D. 62. His father’s
name was Lucius Caecilius, also of Como, who married Plinia, the sister of
Caius Plinius Secundus, supposed to have been a native of Verona, the
author of the Natural History, and by this marriage the uncle of Pliny the
Younger. It was the nephew who enjoyed the confidence of the emperors
Nerva and Trajan, and was the author of the celebrated Letters.]
[Footnote 986: The first eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred A.U.C. 831,
A.D. 79. See TITUS, c. viii. The younger Pliny was with his uncle at
Misenum at the time, and has left an account of his disastrous enterprise
in one of his letters, Epist. vi. xvi.]
[Footnote 987: For further accounts of the elder Pliny, see the Epistles
of his nephew, B. iii. 5; vi. 16. 20; and Dr. Thomson’s remarks before,
pp. 475-478.]
INDEX.
Acilius, C., his heroic conduct in a sea-fight, 42.
Acte, a concubine of Nero, 357.
Actium, battle of, 81, 82.
Agrippa, M., his naval victory, 80; presented with a banner, 88;
his buildings, 93; aqueducts, 104; grandson of Augustus, 118; his
character, ib. 119; adopted, 203; banished, 204; murdered, 208.
Agrippina, daughter of M. Agrippa and Livia, 254; marries Germanicus,
118; banished by Tiberius, 225; birth of Caligula, 255; daughter of
Germanicus, Claudius marries her, 320, 327; suspected of poisoning
him, 331; her character, 335.
Alban Mount, 276, 298, and note; festival on, 482.
Albula, the warm springs at, 131.
Albutius, Silus, an orator, 528.
Alexander the Great, J. Caesar’s model, 5; his sarcophagus opened for
Augustus, 82.
Alexandria, museum at, 330; library at, 496, note; the key of Egypt, 449;
Vespasian’s miracles there, 450, and note.
Amphitheatres; of Statilius Taurus, 93; description of, 262, note; the
Castrensis, 265 and note; the Colosseum, 453 and note.
Andronicus, M. P. a scholar, 515.
Antony, Mark, at Caesar’s funeral, 53; triumvir with Octavius and
Lepidus, 75; opposes Octavius, 76; defeated by him, 77; their new
alliance, ib.; dissolved, 80; defeat at Actium, 81; flies to
Cleopatra, ib.; kills himself, ib.
Anticyra, island of, 272 and note.
Antium, the Apollo Belvidere found there, 217 note; preferred by
Caligula, 256; colony settled at, 343 and note.
Antonius, Lucius, brother of Mark, war with, 76; forced to
surrender, 78.
------, Musa, Augustus’s physician, 116.
Antonia, grandmother of Caligula, 267, 272.
Apollonius of Rhodes, 4.
Apple, the Matian, 496.
Apomus, fountain of, 203.
Apotheosis, J. Caesar, 1, note; and 55.
Apicius, his works, 249.
Aqueduct of the Anio, 265 and note, 314.
Arch of Claudius, 303; of Titus, 467 note.
Aricia, grove of, 81; a town near Rome, 73.
Arles, a Roman colony, 195.
Asinius Pollio, the orator, 304.
------ Gallius, his son, ib.; 329.
Atteius, the philologer, 513.
------ Capito, jurisconsult, 521.
Atticus, the friend of Cicero, 517 and note.
August, name of the month Sextilis changed to, 95.
AUGUSTUS CAESAR, his descent, 71; birth, 73; infancy and youth, 74;
civil wars, 76; battle of Philippi, 77; takes Perugia, 79; naval war
with Pompey, 80; battle of Actium, 81; forces Antony to kill
himself, ib.; and Cleopatra, ib.; foreign wars, 83; triumphs, 85;
conduct as a general, 86; in civil affairs, 88-90; in improving the
city, 90-94; in religious matters, 95; in administering justice, 96,
97; purifies the senate, 98; scrutiny of the knights, 102; his
munificence, 104; public spectacles, 105-108; colonies, 109; the
provinces, ib.; distribution of the army, 110; his clemency, 111;
moderation, 112, 113; honours paid him, 114-116; his wives and family,
117-119; friendships, 120; aspersions on his character, 121-124; his
domestic life, 125-129; person and health, 129-131; literary pursuits,
132-135; regard for religion and omens, 136-142; his last illness and
death, 143-145; his funeral and will, 146-147; remarks on his life and
times, 148-191.
Aulus Plautius commands in Britain, 309 and note, 444; his ovation, 316.
Baiae, Julian harbour formed at, 79; frequented by Augustus, 126.
Basilicas, the, 7 and note.
Basilides, an Egyptian priest, 447 note; appears to Vespasian, 450.
Baths of Nero, 345 and note; of Titus, 470 and note.
Beccus, a general in Gaul, 439 and note.
Bedriacum, battle of, 423, 433, 447.
Berenice, queen, attachment of Titus to her, 469 and note.
Berytus, now Beyrout, 522.
Bibaculus, a poet, 507 note.
Bibulus, M., edile, 6 and note; consul with J. Caesar, 12;
lampoon on, 13.
Bithynia, J. Caesar sent there, 2.
Britain, invaded by Julius Caesar, 17; reconnoitred first, 38;
Caligula’s intended expedition, 282 and note; that of Claudius,
308, 309; Nero proposes to abandon, 848; revolt there, 368 and note.
Britannicus, son of Claudius, 320; his regard for him, 330; educated
with Titus, 405; poisoned, ib.; honours paid him by Titus, ib.
Brutus and Cassius conspire against Julius Caesar, 49; they assassinate
him, 51; his dying apostrophe to Brutus, 52 and note; their fate, 55
and 78.
Bulla, the, worn by youths, 54 and note.
Caenis, concubine of Vespasian, 443; Domitian’s conduct to, 490.
Caesonia, Caligula’s mistress and wife, 269; threatened by him, 275;
slain, 291.
Caesario, son of Cleopatra by Caesar, 82.
Caius and Lucius, grandsons of Augustus, 89; their death, 118.
Caius Caesar, 74. See CALIGULA.
Calendar, the, corrected by Julius Caesar, 27 and note; by Augustus, 95.
CALIGULA, his birth, 254; origin of his name, 256; in Germany and Syria,
ib.; with Tiberius at Capri, 257; suspected of murdering him, 258;
succeeds him, ib.; his popularity, 259; honours to Germanicus and his
family, 260; his just administration, 261; consulships, 262; public
spectacles, 263; public works, 264; affects royalty, 266; and divinity,
ib.; treatment of his female relatives, 267, 268; of his wives and
mistresses, 269; of his friends, ib.; of the magistrates, 270; his
cruelties, 271-274; discourages learning, 275; disgraces men of rank,
276; his unnatural lusts, 277; exhausts the treasury, 278; his
rapacity, 279; his new taxes, 280; expedition to Germany, 281; bravado
against Britain, 283 and note; his triumph, 284; his person and
constitution, 285; style of dress, 286; personal accomplishments, 287,
288; his favourite horse, 289; conspiracies against him, ib.; omens of
his fate, 290; he is assassinated, 291.
Calpurnia, wife of J. Caesar, 14.
Capitol, the, burnt by Vitellius, 438; rebuilt by Vespasian, 452;
rebuilt by Domitian, 483.
Capri, island of, exchanged for Ischia, 137; Augustus visits it, 143;
Tiberius retires there, 217; his debaucheries there, 219-220.
Carinae, a street in Rome, 203.
Carmel, Mount, Vespasian sacrifices at, 447 and note.
Caractacus, 309 note; 334.
Cassius. See Brutus.
------ Chaerea, the assassin of Caligula, 289-291.
Caspian Mountains, pass through, 349 and note.
Catiline’s conspiracy, 9, 11.
Cato, M., infuses vigour into the senate, 9; yields to political
expediency, 12 and note; dragged to prison from the senate, 14;
threatens to impeach J. Caesar, 21.
Catullus, remarks on his works, 67-69.
Celsus, the physician, his works, 249.
Censor, office of, 100 and note.
Census taken, how, 102.
Chrestus said to make tumults at Rome, 318.
Christians, confounded with the Jews, 215 note; accused of sedition, 318
and note; cruelties of Nero to, 347; poll tax on, 489 note.
Cicero, M. T., his opinion of J. Caesar, 7 and 21; appealed to by him,
11; commends Caesar’s oratory, 35; remarks on the works of, 60-65;
dream of, 140.
Cinna, Cornelius Helvius, a poet, 517 and note.
Circensian games, description of, 26 and note, 27.
Circeii, near Antium, 236.
Circus, Flaminian, 310 note; Maximus, 355 and note.
Civic crown, description of, 3.
Claudii, family of the, 192-194.
CLAUDIUS, his birth, 296; childhood and education, 297; Augustus’s
opinion of him, 298; fills public offices, 300; held in contempt, 301;
unexpected elevation, ib.; elected by the praetorian guard, 302;
honours to the family of Augustus, 303; his moderation, ib.;
conspiracies against him, 304; conduct as consul and judge, 305, 306;
as censor, 307; expedition to Britain, 309; his triumph, 310; care of
the city and people, ib.; his public works, 311; public spectacles,
312, 313; civil and religious administration, 314, 315; military, 316,
317; banishes the Jews and Christians, 318 and note; his marriages,
319; children, 320; his freedmen and favourites, 321; governed by them
and his wives, ib.; his person, 322; his entertainments, 323; cruelty,
324; fear and distrust, 325, 326; affects literature, 328, 329; death
by poison, 330; omens previously, 331.
Clemens. See Flavius.
Cleopatra has Egypt confirmed to her by J. Caesar, 24; intrigues with
him, 34; has a son by him, ib.; flies with Mark Antony, 81; kills
herself, 82; her children by Antony, ib. and 81.
Coins of Caligula, 37; of Vespasian, 467.
Cologne, founded by Agrippina, 434 and note.
Colonies at Como, 19; foreign, 29.
Colosseum, the, begun by Vespasian, 453; finished by Titus, 470 and note.
Commentaries, Caesar’s, 36, 37.
Comet before Nero’s death, 366.
Comitium, the, embellished, 7 and note.
Como, colony settled there, 19 and note.
Compitalian festival, flowers used at 96, and note.
Confluentes, Coblentz, 250.
Cordus Cremutius, a historian, 99.
Cornelia, Julius Caesar’s wife, 2; her death, 5.
Corinth. See Isthmus of.
Cornelius Nepos, account of, 101.
Cotiso, king of the Getae, 117 and note.
Cottius, his dominions in the Alps, 216, 349.
Crassus, aspires to be dictator, 6; his conspiracies, 6 and 7; becomes
security for Julius Caesar, 11 note; reconciled to Pompey, 12.
Crates, a grammarian, 504.
Cunobeline and his son, 282; defeated by Aulus Plautius, 309 and note.
Curtius Nicia, a scholar, 517.
Curule chair, 89; description of, note ib.
Cybele, rites of, 121 and note, 194.
Date-trees, introduction of, 493 and note.
Dolabella, P., loses a fleet, 24; inveighs against J. Caesar, 32;
prosecuted by Caesar, 35.
Domitia, wife of Domitian, 480; intrigues with Paris, 481; denies
intrigue with Titus, 473; plots Domitian’s death, 491.
DOMITIAN, his birth, 479; his youth infamous, ib.; escapes from
Vitellius, ib.; assumes power in Rome, 480; governs despotically, ib.;
under Vespasian amused himself with poetry, ib.; plots against Titus,
ib.; succeeds him, 481; his wife Domitia, 480, 481; gives costly
spectacles, ib. 482; his public buildings, 483; expeditions, ib.;
his administration, 484; of justice, 485; his cruelties, 487, 488;