BookOneV Supported by Lucius Cornelius Cinna. BookTwoXVI Mark Antonys taunting of Augustus regarding Naulochus. BookFourXXIX Caligula plays on the association. [3]:p. 76. Their only son was named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, after Domitiuss recently deceased father. BookTwoXVII Augustus met with a storm at sea between there and the Peloponnese in 30BC. Pompeius Magnus's son had given Augustus a major headache. pp. When in February 44BC Caesar was elected dictator for life by the senate, he made Lepidus Master of the Horse, effectively his deputy. Agrippa Postumus, Marcus (12BC 14AD) also known as Agrippa Postumus, or Postumus Agrippa, was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast. His first and only known post is that of consul in 1AD with his brother-in-law, Gaius Caesar. In 41BC, he was consul with Publius Servilius Vatia. Aricia lies in the Alban Hills of the modern Lazio (Latium) region and could now be considered an extension of Romes southeastern suburbs. He was an important supporter and the loyal friend of Gaius Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesars second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia. BookThreeXIII Augustus recalled Tiberius in 2AD, with Gaius agreement. After his old friend Cicero refused to defend him, he was convicted and sent into exile in Epeirus. Augustus forced Tiberius to divorce Vipsania and marry Julia. Many believe that Augustus forced the succession of the Empire onto Tiberius, and that he hated him for it. With Apicata, he had three children,Tacitus, Annals IV.3 two sons and one daughter: Strabo, Capito Aelianus and Junilla. His sons were Dionysius and Nicanor. Atalanta, was a huntress in Greek mythology who joined Meleager and other heroes in the Calydonian Boar Hunt. BookFiveXLIV Agrippina was accused of poisoning Claudius. In 60, he was involved in a forgery case which discredited him, though he escaped punishment. Agrippa traveled to Mytilene on Lesbos, from which he administered affairs in the East. [5], Sejanus was later adopted into the Aelia gens, possibly by Gaius Aelius Gallus the prefect, or Sextus Aelius Catus his half-brother's half-brother, and by Roman custom became known as Lucius Aelius Seianus or simply as Seianus. Antonius Saturninus, Lucius, was the governor of Germania Superior during the reign of Domitian in 89AD. [87] The story of Sejanus, with reference to the Earl's imprisonment in the Tower on a charge of treason, is interpreted as an argument for absolute monarchy, direct rule without the intermediary of politicians. Acilius Glabrio, Manius was consul with Trajan in 91AD. Amidst suspicion of conspiracy, Sejanus was arrested and executed, along with his followers. Archelaus IV (d. 17AD) was the last King of Cappadocia. According to all three accounts, the executioner raped Sejanus' daughter Junilla before killing her because there was a rule against or a lack of precedent supporting the execution of a virgin. It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. BookThreeVII He co-funded the young Tiberius gladiatorial contests in honour of his father and grandfather. Aricia was one of the oldest cities of ancient Latium, and as the leader of the Latin League was a serious opponent of Rome during the early days of the Roman Republic. Aelia Paetina married Claudius in 28AD, as his second wife. [35], Despite the withdrawal of Tiberius from Rome's political scene, the presence of Livia seems to have checked Sejanus' overt power for a time. Ancharia, was the first wife of Gaius Octavius. A praetor in 49BC, he ran Rome while Caesar defeated Pompey in Spain, and was rewarded with the consulship in 46BC after the defeat of the Pompeians in the East. BookThreeLXII His rumoured poisoning of Drusus the Younger. Between 40 and 36, he lived with his father, stepmother, Octavia the Younger, and siblings in his fathers mansion, in Athens. In 27, however, Sejanus persuaded the emperor to take up residence on Capreae (modern Capri) and in 29 succeeded in having Agrippina and her son Nero exiled. A supporter of Pompey, he was banished by Caesar after Pharsalus, but allowed to return to Rome after Ciceros intercession in 46BC. The dramatist Ben Jonson borrowed from the poem for some passages in his Sejanus: His Fall. Sejanus, in full Lucius Aelius Sejanus, (died 31 ce ), chief administrator of the Roman Empire for the emperor Tiberius, alleged murderer of Tiberius's only son, Drusus Caesar, and suspect in a plot to overthrow Tiberius and become emperor himself. [48] He stepped down as consul, forcing Sejanus to do the same[49] and conferred an honorary priesthood upon Caligula, rekindling popular support for the house of Germanicus. Sejanus was related through his mother to the distinguished senatorial family Cornelii Lentuli. Astura, now Torre Astura, formerly an island is now a peninsula, and lies on the coast of Latium, at the southeast extremity of the Bay of Antium, on the road to Circeii. Asinius Marcellus, Marcus was consul in 54AD. Sejanus is particularly notorious for his role in the deaths of the family of Germanicus, a popular Julio-Claudian prince and Tiberius' adopted son. Livia was the first Roman Empress and third wife of Augustus. Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon (356BC 323BC), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. BookThreeXLVIII Tiberius doubled the legacies left to the army in Augustus will. Balbus served as a praetor in 62BC and obtained the government of Sardinia. See Bingham, p. 39. BookTwoLXIII He married Claudia Marcella the Elder, daughter of Octavia the Younger in 28BC, and Julia the Elder in 21BC. His childhood nickname was Becco. Tiberius was the second Emperor of Rome, reigning from A.D. 14-37. BookEightLVI The library of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and the Pergamese library stored in the Temple of Serapis, may both be intended. BookTwoLIX His statue in Rome. BookFiveI His love for Drusus the Elder, and his praise of him after his death. BookFourVIII The birthplace of Caligula according to Suetonius. He was consul for a second time in 42BC. During the civil war, Primus supported Vespasian. Over the years he had grown increasingly disillusioned with the position of princeps, and by sharing the tribunician powers with Drusus in AD 22 he had prepared to relinquish some of his responsibilities in favour of his son. BookOneXXXIV Defeated by Caesar in Spain. BookFourXXXIV His relocation of statues to the Campus Martius. Find out more on my blog here at UNRV. BookFourVIII Altars to her child-bearing in Gaul. - 18 octombrie 31 d.Hr), cunoscut sub numele de Sejanus ( pronunie englez: /sdens/ [3] ), a fost un soldat ambiios, prieten i confident al mpratului roman Tiberius. He was the great grandfather of Julius Tigranes, King of Armenia under Nero. BookOneLXXXIII Caesars will was read at his house. BookOneLXXXVII Caesar had dined at his house on the eve of the assassination. Didyma was the largest and most significant sanctuary near the great classical city of Miletus. Argivus was Galbas steward who saw to the interment of his ashes. Sejanus was born in 20 BC in Volsinii, Etruria as the son of Lucius Seius Strabo (46 BC-16 AD). She was raised by her relative the Praetorian Guard Prefect, Lucius Seius Strabo, her adoptive brother being Lucius Aelius Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard under Tiberius. BookTwoXCVI An omen of Augustus victory there. BookTwoLXV BookThreeXV Adopted by Augustus in 4AD, he was exiled by him sometime after 6AD. Antony was defeated by Octavian at the naval Battle of Actium, and in a brief land battle at Alexandria. Sejanus sends word to have the head removed and the prank discovered. Aemilius Papus, Lucius was praetor for Sicily in 205BC. Founded in 268BC Rimini was a road junction connecting central Italy (to Rome along the Via Flaminia) and northern Italy (along the Via Aemilia that led to Piacenza, and the Via Popilia) and it also opened up trade by sea and river. Sejanus wants to poison Drusus and conspires with Livia (wife of Drusus Senior, daughter-in-law of Tiberius), whom he wants to marry. Quite, but your perspective is modern and caring. It appears that, when Tiberius heard to what extent Sejanus had already usurped his authority in Rome, he immediately took steps to remove him from power. [24] At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage never happened, as the boy mysteriously or accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. BookTwoLXII Augustus married Antonys step-daughter Claudia. [84] This was followed in 1634 by another translation, Sir Thomas Hawkins' Politicall Observations upon the Fall of Sejanus, which had originally been titled Della peripetia di fortuna (Of Changes of Fortune) by its author, Giovanni Battista Manzini. Sallust describes them as uncultured, other sources disagree, however, and describe a monarchical organized community. [29] Following his death, his wife Agrippina the Elder returned to Rome with their six children and became increasingly involved with a group of senators who opposed the growing power of Sejanus. While Dolabellas fleet was destroyed, Antonius was shut up in the island of Curicta and forced to surrender. Her relations with Tiberius became increasingly fraught, as she made it clear that she believed that he was responsible for the death of Germanicus. While Agamemnon was absent on his expedition against Troy, Aegisthus seduced Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon, and impiously offered thanks to the gods for the crime. "343 - When Sejanus, Tiberius' deputy, fell from power, his entire family was executed as well. He was consul in 77BC, the year after Sullas death. He was born in 14 BC in Rome with the name Nero Claudius Drusus, and is often referred to by historians as Drusus II, Drusus the Younger and Drusus Minor to distinguish him from his paternal uncle, Nero Claudius Drusus, the younger brother of Tiberius after whom Drusus was named. Her father Agrippa died in March, 12BC. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. BookOneLXXVII He relays some of Caesars more arrogant statements. Lucius Aelius Seianus (20 p. He must have been alive during the reign of Domitian, since four epigrams of Martial are addressed to him. "You've no right to starve people, to punish them for no reason. Aelius Catus : both alliances were evidence of 1 iberius' appreciation of Sejanus. BookSixIX Nero founded a new colony there, relocating the wealthiest of the leading centurions, and building a harbour. Subsequently he was accused by the Emperor Tiberius, of endeavouring to stir up revolution, and died in confinement in Rome. Aufidius Lurco, Marcus originally came from Fundi (modern Fondi). After the alliance between his father and Octavian ended, the engagement was terminated. Aelius Sejanus and His Political Significance. He himself was ruler of the Cantiaci of eastern Kent, and was deposed and exiled by his father c. 40AD. BookFiveXI Claudius honoured his grandfather Antonys memory. This child would become the Emperor Nero. Agrippina, Vipsania the the Elder (14BC - 33AD) was the wife of Germanicus, second granddaughter to Augustus; sister-in-law, stepdaughter and daughter-in-law to Tiberius; mother to Caligula; maternal second cousin and sister-in-law to Claudius and maternal grandmother to Nero. His last campaign initiated the conquest of the upper Danube region, which would become the Roman province of Pannonia in 13BC. Seneca tells us that her father most likely incurred Sejanus' displeasure for criticising him because he had commissioned a statue of himself. At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was prevented, when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. That year a mutiny had broken out among legions posted in Pannonia and Germania. BookEightII Vespasian proposed he was refused public burial. [67] The power Sejanus attained in his capacity as prefect proved Maecenas right in his prediction to Augustus, that it was dangerous to allow one man to command the guard. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. On October 24, Sejanus' eldest son Strabo was arrested and executed. You have a good point there. BookThreeXLVII BookThreeLXXIV BookFourXXI BookFourXXII The Temple of Divus Augustus was built between the Palatine and Capitoline, behind the Basilica Julia, on the site of the house that Augustus had inhabited before he entered public life. The Romans seized Ischia (and Naples) in 322BC. Excavation of the Serapeum at Memphis has revealed the tombs of over sixty sacred bulls, the animals dating from the time of Amenophis III. The defeat of the Roman army by the Senones under Brennus opened the way for the Gauls to sack Rome. The practice of joint leadership between two prefects was abandoned, and Sejanus himself appointed the centurions and tribunes. Tiberius probably had recent history in mind. His grandfather, Marcius, had also been a close friend of Numa. BookEightXLII BookEightXLIII BookEightXLVI Mentioned. BookThreeLVII His legacies left to the people. [96] The first of these was Miles Gerald Keon's Dion and the Sibyls: A Classic Christian Novel (London, 1866);[97] later examples include Paul L. Maier's Pontius Pilate (Grand Rapids MI 1968)[98] and Chris Seepe's The Conspiracy to Assassinate Jesus Christ (Toronto 2012). BookOneLXXXII His opinion that only one of the wounds was fatal. BookFourX She cared for Caligula until he joined Tiberius on Capri. Cesarion was the son Julius Caesar and as such a was a threat to Octavian, whose entire political career was base on the fact who was adopted by his great uncle. That gives you a look into his mindset - he was taking no chances whatsoever. Tiberius made his last journey from his villa on Capri with the intention of dedicating the temple. His comedies described Roman scenes and manners (the genre called comoediae togatae) and the subjects were mostly taken from the life of the lower classes (comoediae tabernariae). BookFiveXI Claudius made By Augustus his most sacred oath. [62] Arrests and executions were now supervised by Naevius Sutorius Macro, who succeeded Sejanus as the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard. [23] In practice it was still Sejanus who was the second man in the empire, and he was ambitious to further expand his power. BookTwoXCIV Referenced regarding an omen associated with Augustus. Barbara Levick says that Sejanus must have murdered Drusus in self-defense because only Tiberius stood between the Praetorian Prefect and the end of his career at the hands of Drusus. It is conventional to call him Octavius when referring to events between 63BC and 44BC, Octavian (or Octavianus) when referring to events between 44BC and 27BC, and Augustus when referring to events after 27BC. They had at least two children: a daughter Livia Drusilla and a son Marcus Livius Drusus, who served as a Roman consul. Pompeia was a sister to consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, father of triumvir Pompey. BookFourXV Caligula included her and her sisters in the wording of formal oaths. A daughter of Rutilia and Lucius Aurelius Cotta, her father was consul in 119BC and her paternal grandfather of the same name was consul in 144BC. The law was introduced by the suffect consuls of that year, Marcus Papius Mutilus and Quintus Poppaeus Secundus, though they themselves were unmarried. He and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide shortly thereafter. Lepida married, by 13AD, Appius Junius Silanus. When I heard about that on the movie, I Claudius, I was deeply sadened and disgussed! It is now a suburb of Rome, which is 25 km distant. His most important literary work was the Libri posteriores a systematic exposition of the common law. Okay. Sign up for a new account in our community. Aenaria, modern Ischia, is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. Despite being defended by Cicero, Hybrida was condemned and went into exile at Kefalonia. BookTwoLXXXII Augustus took baths in Albulan waters, and borrowed the dureta from Moorish Spain. Ariminum, modern Rimini, is located on the Adriatic, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). In 38AD, Antiochus received his paternal dominion from Caligula but was subsequently deposed by him and did not obtain his kingdom again till the accession of Claudius in 41AD. In England other royal favourites were seen in these terms too. The Battle of Actium was fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, on 2 September 31BC, in the Ionian Sea nearby. This was prefaced with a tongue-in-cheek dedication to Lord Bute, denying that there can be any comparison between the conduct of Sejanus and that of his lordship. The triumvirate broke up in 33BC. Ampius Balbus, Titus was first tribune of the plebs then held the praetorship in 59BC. BookThreeXXV His slave Clemens pretended to be him after his dath, and gained a following, but was trapped and executed by Tiberius. So I guess the girls when they were married, they became a woman? The town was formally established as a colony for veterans of the Roman legion Legio VI Ferrata. During the reign of Tiberius, he played a large role in the political life of the state. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed that his mother was the product of Augustuss incest with his daughter Julia the Elder. During their marriage she gave birth to a son, Claudius Drusus. Daughter of Octavia the Younger in 28BC, and his lover Cleopatra suicide... 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