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Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus[b] (/ taɪˈbɪəriəs / ty-BEER-ee-əs; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman emperor from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman emperor. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to Roman politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his wife, Livia Drusilla.
Jul 31, 2024 · Tiberius, second Roman emperor (14–37 CE), the adopted son of Augustus, whose imperial institutions and imperial boundaries he sought to preserve. In his last years he became a tyrannical recluse, inflicting a reign of terror against the major personages of Rome.
- Before becoming emperor, Augustus forced Tiberius’s father to give up his wife, Livia. Tiberius and his younger brother, Drusus, lived with their f...
- Tiberius’s early life was spent in exile in Sicily, but he returned to Rome with his family at age three. Tiberius and his brother, Drusus, came to...
- His first military command, at age 22, in which lost Roman legion standards were recovered in Parthia, brought him great acclaim. He was then assig...
- Tiberius, a popular victorious general, spent a period in exile before reacquiring power near the end of Emperor Augustus’s reign. As Augustus’s su...
Jul 19, 2012 · Tiberius was Roman emperor from 14 to 37 CE. Tiberius, the adopted son of Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus, never aspired to follow in his stepfather's footsteps — that path was chosen by his domineering mother, Livia.
- Donald L. Wasson
- Roman emperor Tiberius was best known for being the successor of Augustus and for becoming a recluse when his heir Germanicus died.
- Tiberius’ mother was named Livia Drusilla while his step-father was Emperor Augustus. His real father was Tiberius Claudius Nero.
- Tiberius became emperor after the death of Emperor Augustus in 14 CE. Augustus had groomed his two grandsons, Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar, by hi...
- The death of Germanicus, who was threatening the emperor's throne, caused a change in Tiberius' personality, and he became increasingly cruel towar...
- In the last year of his reign, Tiberius moved to Capri in 26 CE, as the rigors of running an empire were too much for him, leaving his daily routin...
Jul 31, 2024 · Tiberius - Roman Empire, Successor, Augustus: Although the opening years of Tiberius’s reign seem almost a model of wise and temperate rule, they were not without displays of force and violence, of a kind calculated to secure his power.
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Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD) a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. A bust of Tiberius © Tiberius was the second emperor of Rome and a highly-successful...
Jul 9, 2019 · The Roman emperor Tiberius (November 16, 42 BCE–March 16, 37 CE) was a very capable military leader and a sensible civic leader who tried to restrain Rome's out-of-control budget. But he was also dour and unpopular.