d 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.
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