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Show NERO AS A YOUNG ROWDY. (Suetonius in 'The Twelve Caesars.) After It was dark, he used to enter the tavein disguished in a cap or a wig and ra.nble about the streets in sport, which was not void of mischief mis-chief He lined to beat those he met coming home from supper: and. If they made any leslstance. would wound them, and throw them Into the common sewer, lie broke open and robbed shops; establishing an auction at home for selling his booty. Iu the scuffles which took place on those oc-i oc-i anions, In- often ran the hazard of losing his eyes, or even his life; lining lin-ing beaten almost to death by a senator; sena-tor; whose wife he had insulted. After Af-ter this adventure he never again ventured abroad at that time of night, without some tribunes following him at a little distance. In the daytime he would be carried to the theater Incognito in a litter, placing himself where he not only witnessed wit-nessed the quarrels which arose on account of the performance, but also encouraged them. When it came to blows and stones and pieces of broken benches began to fly about, he threw them plentiful amongst tho people, and once even broke n praetor's head. |