Classical Studies 2902A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Tacitus, Gladiator, Tiberius Gemellus

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2902A/B
• Professor: Alexander Meyer

Document Summary

The populace however, did not trust him and considered his behaviours suspicious: he started to kill of other members of the imperial family to stop any rebellion against him. His first reigning was killing agrippa posthumous he was unarmed and unaware. He was another heir to the empire but was not appropriate to rule. Tiberius did not investigation who killed him despite saying that he would. Tiberius suetonius thoughts on tiberius (cid:862)alas for the wretched roman people who will be at the mercy of such slow-gri(cid:374)di(cid:374)g ja(cid:449)s. (cid:863) (cid:894) uet. (cid:1006)(cid:1005)(cid:895) Tiberius was not augustus first choice for his heir but he was a good general. Germanicus was a threat to the throne, he died in 9th ce in syria but it possible at tiberius orders: he was portrayed as the great hope for the empire because of all his accomplishment. Sejanus was second in control of the empire they ruled together for 14 years.