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Wednesday 9 March 2011

Tacitus, Nero and Agrippina

Section IIa- lines 1-5

placuit sollertia, tempore ipso iuvante quando festos dies
apud Baias frequentabat. illuc matrem elicit, ferendas esse
parentium iracundias et placandum animum dictitans, ut
rumorem reconciliationis efficeret et Agrippina acciperet facili
feminarum credulitate ad gaudia.


The scheme seemed good, with the time itself helping out, since he used to celebrate the festive period at Baiae. He lured his mother there, repeatedly saying that the anger of parents had to be endured and their spirits calmed, in order that he might spread a rumour of reconsiliation and Agrippina might accept with the easy trustfulness of a woman at happy things.

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