He  built  a  temple  to  hie  own  divinity.  At  one  time
be  wished  that  the  whele  Roman  people  had  bai  one
bead,  that  be  might  be  able  to  cut  it  off  at  a  aii^e
blow.  He  frequently  repeated  the  wOida  of  an  dd
wet,  Odtrimt  dum  mttuant  On*  of  Ua  greateat
follies  was  the  bnilding  of  a  bridge  of  ressels  ^wetfn
Baia  and  Pateoli,  in  imiuciea  of  that  of  Xenes  over
the  Hellespont.  Ha  btmaalf  conaecnted  this  grand
-atmcture  with  great  s[rfendoiir ;  and,  after  "ha  had
pBsaad  tbe  night  following  in  a  revel  with  bia  fiienda,
ID  order  todo  aonething  eiinordiMi;  bafare  hia  de-
fanwe,  he  caused  a  cniwd  of  persons,  withoot  dia-
titwtion  of  age,  rank,  or-chancter,  to  be  seized,  and
tkown  into  iho  sea.  On  bin  return  he  entered  Rome
Jo  trino^/  becaoae,  as  he  said,  be  bad  conqoered
nature  herselC  Af^  tbia  be  made  preparations  for  an
Mpedttion  against  the  Qermana,  passed  with  more  than
9W,Mt  jnon  ever  tbe  Rhine,  bat  letnmed  afiar  be  had
toaveUed  ■  fitw  miles,  and  that  wiUiont  having  seen  an
•Domy.  Such  wis  bia  temw,  that,  when  he  came  to  the
ifvert  add  (bund  the  bridge  obstructed^  by  the  crowd
Otton  it,  ho  eaoaad  bimadf  to  passed  over  the  heads
or  tbe  Boldiera.  Heihan  wenttotiaul,  which  he  Blun-
dered with  unexanipled  npacity.  Not  content  with  the
oonsidenUe  booty  tboa  cAtamed,  he  sold  all  the  prop-
ahyof  his  atsters  Agrippina  and  livilla,  wboih  ha  ban-
ished. He  also  sold  the  fumitare  of  the  old  court,  die
cloihcs  of  Augustus,  Agrippina,  dee.  Before  he  left
-Oaul  he  declared  bia  intention  of  going  to  Britain.
