It happened at this time that the emperor after inspecting the
apparel in which wives and mothers of the imperial house had been seen
to glitter, selected a jewelled robe and sent it as a gift to his mother,
with the unsparing liberality of one who was bestowing by preference on
her a choice and much coveted present. Agrippina, however, publicly declared
that so far from her wardrobe being furnished by these gifts, she was really
kept out of the remainder, and that her son was |