♂️♂️"Gods, Heroes & Monsters on Earth". Baiae’s reputation was not only for opulence and luxury, but also depravity, promiscuity, and scandal. He wouldn't have sat in these hills as we are today, so much as sail around the coast in these well outfitted barges, rowed, not by sailors but by young male prostitutes.
#Theseus and #Minotaur.
Baiae is surrounded by 24 volcanos, including Vesuvius and Solfatara. This was once the largest dome in the world, prior to the Pantheon’s construction in the 2nd century A.D.There are a number of bath buildings at Baiae, which would have been served with hot water by the natural springs in the area.
The resulting coolness created tension between them. Though some wondered where Britannicus was, they accepted the candidate presented with little dissent.Nero’s first years of rule went well. Shortly after, when Nero was seventeen, Claudius died suddenly.
In 59 A.D., Nero plotted the murder of his mother, Agrippina the Younger, at Baiae. After dinner, Nero offered her one of his vessels for the return journey to her coastal villa.As the ship headed out into the bay on a tranquil sea, it suddenly collapsed from the top down.
D4. The most prominent remains at Baiae are the three temples: The Temple of Mercury, the Temple of Venus, and the Temple of Diana. He looked at her and said, 'Well, I'm gonna shave it off right now.' Daughter of titaness Gaia & Uranus, Rhea (Magna Mater for Romans) mated with Cronus, her kids becoming Olympian Gods. Nero was a cruel, eccentric psychopath who persecuted Christians and, it’s said, burned Rome to the ground. It was a particular favorite of the Emperor Nero.
She threatened to use her influence to sway the Roman legions to support of Britannicus.
Thinking quickly, he whispered to Nero to go down and meet his mother, and kindly re-direct her.
She shared space with Nero on coins minted in his honor, appearing as an equal and almost implying co-emperorship. ♂️♂️"Gods, Heroes & Monsters on Earth". But what really enticed the wealthy and the powerful to this resort town were its beach parties, the wine and the women. The Temple of Mercury is particularly prominent for example, as being an architectural miracle.
Nero had inherited the imperial villa from Claudius, but one home in Baiae just wouldn’t do.
He spent many sleepless nights, terrified of any noises coming from the direction of Agrippina’s tomb, and admitted that he felt forever pursued by her ghost. The mark of his trident was seen in the Erecheteum. He fulfilled his duty by humbly requesting that the Senate deify Claudius. On the way into the bay, a convenient accident resulted in Agrippina’s boat being rammed, causing significant damage. The new Timetravelrome Blog post is about the Minoan Palace on the island of Crete. Marius, Lucullus, Pompey, and Agrippina herself was hardly an innocent martyr, but rather cunning, ambitious, and ruthless. Flattered and pleased, the Senate ordered the speech inscribed on a silver column and read annually. Furious Poseidon stroke the ground & flooded the Attic Plain. The following morning, she was dead, and Nero occupied her villa. Baiae was a city where Rome’s rich and powerful could play out their hedonistic fantasies. Rightfully so, for eventually they were both implicated in plots. They avoided causing insult, but the incident proved a turning point in the relationship between mother and son. It eventually escalated into an open fight, with Agrippina shouting abuse at her son, and declaring that Britannicus, her step-son, was the rightful and worthy heir to the throne. Baiae was his escape where he could indulge in his sadistic fantasies. She was willing to do whatever it took for her family to hold power. Send it to me and I will die a happy woman.' #Rhea & #Zeus.