TIBERIUS CLAUDIUS DRUSUS CÆSAR. Character of Claudius, 180 Historical works of his, 183 Amnesty. _Donativum_ to the soldiers, 182 Rule of Slaves. Polybius. Narcissus. Pallas. Agrippina, 183 Aqua Claudia. Buildings. Draining of the Lake Fucinus, 183 Britain becomes a Roman province, 184 LITERATURE AFTER THE DEATH OF AUGUSTUS. MORAL CONDITION OF ROME AND THE PROVINCES. Influence of the Greek Rhetoricians, 184 The elder Seneca. The philosopher Seneca. Pliny the elder, 185 Lucan. Quintilian, 186 Nero. Fabius Rusticus, 186 Moral condition of the empire, 187 NERO. Natural talents of Nero, 188 Burrhus. Seneca. Agrippina. Poppæa Sabina, 189 Burning of the city of Rome. The golden palace of Nero, 190 Execution of Seneca, and others. War in Britain and in Armenia, 191 Insanity of Nero, 192 Rebellion under Julius Vindex, 192 T. Virginius Rufus, 193 _Servius Sulpicius Galba_ proclaimed emperor in Spain, 193 Emperor in Spain, 193 Galba’s march against Rome, 194 Nero’s death, 194 SERVIUS SULPICIUS GALBA. M. SALVIUS OTHO. A. VITELLIUS. Dissatisfaction towards Galba, 195 Galba adopts Calpurnius Piso, 195 Murder of Galba. Otho proclaimed emperor, 196 Vitellius proclaimed emperor by the troops on the German frontier, 196 Battle near Bedriacum, 197 Vitellius becomes emperor, 198 Rebellion of the Mœsian legions under Antonius Primus. The Syrian under T. Flavius Vespasianus. The Parthian under Licinius Mucianus, 198 The Jewish war. Josephus, 199 Vespasian, 199 Mucianus, 200 Battle near Cremona, 200 Burning of the Capitol. Murder of Vitellius, 201 T. FLAVIUS VESPASIANUS. TITUS. DOMITIANUS.