Here Poppaea rules; and Nero, since she bore him a daughter, is more than ever under her influence.

No, Nero gave command, it is true, that thou shouldst be at the feast, but he has not seen thee yet; he has not inquired about thee, hence he does not care about thee.

Maybe he took thee from Aulus and Pomponia only through anger at them.

Petronius wrote me to have care of thee; and since Pomponia too wrote, as thou knowest, maybe they had an understanding.

Maybe he did that at her request.