Classical Studies 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gracchi, Beeswax, Manumission
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He influenced a lot of people, had a firm control on society. The julio claudian dynasty was created by augustus. Everyone in the dynasty had a last name that was wither julio or claudian. The son of livia"s first marriage, octavians step son. Octavian wanted to choose marcellus first to marry julia. He died so he chose agrippa, he also died. He chose 2 more people and they both died too. It was a rumor that livia was killing them because she wanted it to be. Julia was sleeping around with everyone, it was well known too. Nobody wanted to tell her dad because adultery is against the law. If they both get divorced its not adultery. Tiberius was forced to divorce his first wife to be with julia, he still loved her and didn"t want to be with julia because she slept around. He was the emperor after augustus, he was his adopted son.