HIST 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Damnatio Memoriae, Tacfarinas, Musulamii
23 Jul 2016
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Judio-claudian dynasty: dysfunctional family, augustus, tiberius, caligula, claudius, nero. Before augustus dies, he selected several candidates including tiberius: but, with his bad luck, every successor that he chose died , ultimately leaving tiberius as his last candidate for successor is all the others were dead. Tiberius (14-37 ce: offered to return all of augustus" power to the senate, excellent general, enjoyed support of army, worked well with the senate . Tacfarinas: a member of auxiliary: a numidian who deserted and initiate rebellion in africa with his own musulamii tribe. Threat led up to threaten all of north africa: defeated in battle, committed suicide. Commander of the praetorian guard: gains more power and influence, gains more of tiberius"s trust. In 26, tiberius was having difficulty finding an heir(similar reason to. Convinces tiberius to retire to the island of capri. Tiberius retires and does not return to rome until 31 ce.
