october commonly known english pronunciation ambitious soldier friend roman emperor equestrian birth rose power roman imperial bodyguard known commander death formally established emperor introduced number reforms saw unit evolve mere bodyguard powerful influential branch government involved public security civil administration ultimately political changes lasting impact course gradually accumulated power consolidating influence eliminating potential political opponents including emperor son withdrew left control administration empire time influential feared citizen rome suddenly fell power year career culminated amidst suspicions conspiracy arrested executed followers family born family romans equestrian class knights lower upper social classes early grandfather maintained relations families marriage sister wife emperor powerful political allies married equally families married daughter prestigious consul probably son wife sister consul consul half sister consul child marriage later adopted roman custom known simply adoptive family counted ranks consul consul father second wife future emperor uncle distinguished military commander africa earned honors crushing rebellion according ancient historian favourite wealthy daughter wife children sons daughter rise power likely father came attention father connection appointed powerful positions roman knight attain empire office carried incident death little known life led prior date according accompanied adopted grandson campaigns armenia accession appointed colleague father began rise prominence elite unit roman army formed specific function serve bodyguard emperor members imperial family guard managed day day care city general security civil administration furthermore presence served constant reminder people senate substantial armed force served basis imperial power careful uphold republican regime allowed formed fewer normal roman legion scattered lodging houses city commanded assigned governorship egypt sole commander instigated reforms helped shape guard powerful tool scattered inside city centralized single garrison outside rome number increased held daily guard palace practice joint leadership abandoned appointed changes effect commanded complete loyalty force soldiers immediate disposal facade longer maintained openly displayed strength guard feud capacity quickly trusted advisor exerted considerable influence decisions emperor referred partner time raised rank position normally granted romans equestrian class statue erected honor theatre senate followers advanced public offices privileged position caused resentment class imperial family particular earning son history dated year mutiny broken posted adopted son restored order biological son sent quell uprising accompanied soldiers believed bad quickly managed restore stability army publicly chief death camp returned winter barracks despite success following years witnessed growing animosity accession systematically successor father successfully commanding sharing practice second man empire ambitious expand power early sought connection imperial family daughter son time girl years old marriage prevented boy accidentally died days later failed turned attention eliminating men reached critical point argument struck fist openly lamented stranger invited assist government emperor son alive real possibility succeeding father near future secure position secretly plotted wife accomplice slowly poisoned died seemingly natural causes september consolidation power loss son major blow personally politically years grown increasingly disillusioned position sharing powers prepared responsibilities favour son hopes left administration care looked sons possible heirs died somewhat suspicious circumstances syria following death wife elder returned rome children increasingly involved group senators opposed growing power relations increasingly clear believed responsible death climate poisoned hatred mother widow felt ambition mother emperors rome woman open secret sons threat power attempted marry family having divorced years earlier requested marriage widow possibly eye placing adopted julian position potential successor emperor denied request warning danger rank alarmed sudden changed plans began rome paranoia senate induced emperor withdraw countryside finally island lived death guarded easily controlled information passed capital despite withdrawal rome political scene presence checked overt power time according death changed began series purge trials senators wealthy city removing capable opposing power extending imperial treasury networks spies brought victims trial false accusations treason chose suicide disgrace condemned executed perished prominent senator opponent linked faction sons arrested exiled later death suspicious circumstances remaining son managed survive moving downfall despite equestrian rank shared finally seen rome senators courted favour emperor birthday publicly observed statues erected honour political opposition crushed felt position ancient historian writes great person reason excessive vast power briefly emperor kind island spent time island years service emperor worked powerful man empire suddenly end arrested executed body cast stairs caused downfall unclear ancient historians disagree nature conspiracy struck order subsequent events occurred modern historians consider unlikely plotted seize power planned aimed serve regent son possibly unfortunately relevant section pertaining period lost according mother finally alerted growing threat posed possibly information provided letter dispatched care according letter sent orders execute trial details concerning fall provided writing nearly years later roman history appears heard extent authority rome immediately took steps remove power realised outright condemnation provoke attempt coup instead addressed number contradictory letters senate praised friends denounced variously announced arrive rome day point death stepped consul forcing conferred honorary popular support house ensuing confusion successful followers intentions emperor longer clear deemed safer course action rome withdraw overt support matter clearly settled clear support strong emperor feared step choose previously roman police fire department replace effect downfall october summoned senate meeting letter ostensibly powers dawn entered senate letter read assumed control members led surrounded building senators congratulated letter completely unrelated matters suddenly denounced ordered arrest immediately surrounded escorted prison execution aftermath evening senate convened temple concord condemned death led prison body cast stairs crowd tore pieces riots ensued crowds hunted killed link resorted looting accused having following issue senate statues torn public records october eldest son arrested executed learning death committed suicide october addressing letter claiming poisoned accusations confessions slaves torture admitted having administered poison enraged learning truth soon ordered killings committed suicide death mother remaining children executed december year according ancient historians precedent capital punishment virgin raped rope neck bodies thrown stairs beginning following year passed rome demise city quickly extensive trials persecuted way tied schemes courted friendship ranks hardest hit families political ties imperial wrath arrests executions supervised political turmoil continue death succeeded historical documentation revenge given portrayal emperor challenged modern historians wrote years reign persons accused treason half escaped conviction innocent people condemned fell victims excessive zeal senate emperor legacy reforms significantly founding established powerful political force primarily known today henceforth guard disposal emperors rulers equally mercy reality seen forced rely soldiers guard proved faithful potential political power clear power attained capacity proved right prediction dangerous allow man command guard notes commanded guard rise influence following death guard began play increasingly ambitious bloody role empire assassinated emperors bullied turned people rome killed conspirators class guard placed throne daring senate oppose decision late 1st century calculated uprising emperor led forced adopt popular son successor intended overthrow later guard emperor suicide emperor guard attempted declared emperor illegitimate son attempt failed killed soldiers early 3rd century executed failed conspiracy according sources downfall largely suspicion son later murdered replaced historiography exception ancient historians universally condemned accounts differ extent manipulated way asserts merely instrument downfall family quickly disposed ceased useful hand attributes decline rule influence generally harsh writers fell victim regime aftermath historians poet brought trial accusations treason charged having spoken true romans senate ordered burning writings considered offence fall elaborated younger letter daughter tells father likely incurred displeasure criticising commissioned statue know source death instrumental saving father work published suspected having alluded received unknown punishment short death historian contemporary volume roman history details history rome fall death work praised defending high position government despite equestrian rank writing genuine admiration fear remains open question death friend literary interpretations fall depicted section power reviews destruction statues judgment reflects public opinion borrow poem passages fall play seen reference fall royal favourite 2nd earl essex executed treason years leading figure roman history play time anonymous tragedy making contemporary political points way distant historical episodes common 17th century france fall powerful cardinal celebrated political pamphlet drew parallels career cardinal paris england royal favourites seen terms 1st duke buckingham target anonymous manuscript roman tragedy emperor favourite need suggested arrest sir sent tower london outspoken criticism duke parliament comparing following buckingham death safer translation history published title powerful favourite life followed translation sir observations fall originally titled changes fortune author later century 1st earl target page political pamphlet popular favourite signed pseudonym referring earl imprisonment tower charge treason case story interpreted argument absolute monarchy direct rule politicians continued pressed political service 18th century prime minister attacked course popular country play seven acts concluding grand downfall authorship attributed printed version play performed gives clue follow consists conversation punch opening question world like man die death mad dog lived like sad day emperor took favour attack later prime minister occurred reissued title favourite tongue cheek dedication lord denying comparison conduct europe dramatic 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