, 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.
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