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Quo Vadis

CHAPTER VII
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Poppaea considered her merely as a quiet servant, so harmless that she did not even try to drive her from the palace.
But since Caesar had loved her once and dropped her without offence in a quiet and to some extent friendly manner, a certain respect was retained for her.

Nero, when he had freed her, let her live in the palace, and gave her special apartments with a few servants.

And as in their time Pallas and Narcissus, though freedmen of Claudius, not only sat at feasts with Claudius, but also held places of honor as powerful ministers, so she too was invited at times to Caesar's table.

This was done perhaps because her beautiful form was a real ornament to a feast.

Caesar for that matter had long since ceased to count with any appearances in his choice of company.


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