[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. He was consul in 40BC. BookTwoLXXXI He treated Augustus after the Cantabrian Campaign, possibly for typhoid fever for which cold fomentations are a rational treatment, rather than liver abscess. 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. Iullus became praetor in 13BC, consul in 10BC and Asian proconsul in 7BC, and was highly regarded by Augustus. Autronius conspired with Catiline to murder the new consuls, but the plot collapsed when Catiline gave the signal before all the conpirators were assembled. They condemned Sejanus. His sons were Dionysius and Nicanor. In that year, he raised an eight-legion army to fight against Octavians unpopular policies, subsequently marching on Rome, driving out Lepidus, and promising the abolition of the Triumvirate. In AD 29 Sejanus orchestrated the trial of Germanicus' widow, Agrippina the Elder, and her sons Drusus and Nero, on a charge . It has been argued that the Senate gave him an imperium greater than that of any other provincial governor in the East (imperium majus). BookTwoXVI Mentioned, commanding off Sicily c. 36BC. Her father Agrippa died in March, 12BC. [32] The emperor denied this request, warning Sejanus that he was in danger of overstepping his rank. BookEightXLII BookEightXLIII BookEightXLVI Mentioned. BookTwoXCII Augustus exchanged the island for that of Capri, with Naples, in 6AD. Aponius Saturninus was a praetor at the time of Caligula. BookSixXXXIV He was arrested on Neros orders. BookTwoIX BookTwoXI BookTwoXX BookTwoXLIX Defeated by Augustus (Octavian) at Mutina and finally at Actium. [6], According to the ancient historian Tacitus, Sejanus was also a former favourite of the wealthy Marcus Gavius Apicius, whose daughter may have been Sejanus' first wife Apicata. The city was destroyed but his life was spared, and he was sent by Octavian to Spain as governor. He was charged with treason and sentenced to death; subsequently committing suicide. [50], When it became obvious to Tiberius that support for Sejanus was not as strong as the emperor had feared, his next step was to choose Naevius Sutorius Macro, previously prefect of the vigiles (Roman police and fire department), to replace Sejanus and effect his downfall. He was the son of Antiochus III who died in 17AD, when Tiberius agreed that Commagene become a part of the province of Syria. BookTwoLVIII Augustus received a delegation from Rome to acclaim him Pater patriae (Father of the Country). Aelius Seianus, Lucius, known as Sejanus (d. 31AD) was an Equestrian by birth, the son of Lucius Seius Strabo who became Governor of Egypt, and succeeded his father as prefect of the Imperial bodyguard, the Praetorian Guard, which he commanded from 14AD until his death in 31AD. BookOneIV Caesar decided to study rhetoric with him. [ 23] BookOneLXXIV She offered evidence at the trial of Publius Clodius. BookSixXX The rhythmic clapping of some Alexandrians appealed to Nero. BookSixXIX Nero abandoned his planned tour to Alexandria due to a portent. BookTwoLXXXIX Augustus studied under him. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (June 3, 20 BC - October 18, AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (English pronunciation: / s d e n s /), was an ambitious soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.An equestrian by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard, known as the Praetorian Guard, of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in . BookFiveXXI BookEightXL He had revived the Secular Games in 17BC. Forced into exile in Sardinia, he died soon afterwards. BookTwoLXVI BookThreeX In 23BC, a year of constitutional crisis, Augustus fell ill and presented his signet ring to Agrippa, who seemed thus to be designated the emperors successor. BookTwoXCIV He was at Apollonia in 45/44BC with Augustus, at which time both of their horoscopes were cast and indicated fortunate lives. According to the Bingham dissertation, while the Guard had been formally established by Augustus in 27 BC, the first prefects were not appointed until 2 BC. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them. The following year, Lucius Aelius Sejanus (20 BC-AD 31) became the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard and a trusted advisor to Emperor Tiberius. It is now a suburb of Rome, which is 25 km distant. He may also have been the father of Acerronia Polla, a friend of Agrippina the Younger, murdered by the emperor Nero in AD59. [93] Later plays include a 5-act tragedy by A.Arterton (1875) and the privately printed Sejanus: A Tragedy in Five Acts by P. J. In 54 AD, elderly and lame from birth Emperor Claudius is writing his biography and the history of his family. In 28, Tiberius arranged for Agrippina to marry her paternal second cousin Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. They occupied the upper reaches of the valleys of the Anio, Tolenus and Himella; the last two being mountain streams running northward to join the Nar. BookFourXLIV His surrender was received by Caligula. In 55AD he received orders from Nero to make war against Parthia, and in 61AD obtained parts of Armenia. Tiberius was the stepson of Augustus, and their relationship is hotly debated by historians. BookThreeVIII Tiberius acted as advocate with Augustus presiding. Corrections? According to Anthony Everitt's Augustus Antyllus and Caesarion were killed because their parents had them perform their coming of age ceremonies. BookOneLXXIX He attempted to crown Caesar in 44BC. Tacitus suggests that he was always disliked and shunned by Livia, as he stood in the way of her son Tiberius, who probably had Postumus executed on his accession. His fellow rebel, Marcus Junius Brutus the Elder, the father of Caesars assassin of the same name, remained at Mutina, in Gaul. [The story should be read with caution. Little is known about the life Sejanus led prior to this date, but according to Tacitus, he accompanied Gaius Caesar, adopted son of Augustus, during his campaigns in Armenia in 1 BC. BookFourVIII Altars to her child-bearing in Gaul. 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. Balbus married Julia Minor, second eldest sister of Julius Caesar. When I heard about that on the movie, I Claudius, I was deeply sadened and disgussed! You have a good point there. Subsequently he was accused by the Emperor Tiberius, of endeavouring to stir up revolution, and died in confinement in Rome. It's a great pity he didn't have the foresight to finish off young Iulus Antony too - it would have saved him an awful lot of heartache in 2BC. BookFourXV Caligula awarded her all Livias honours on his accession in 37AD, before her death in October of that year. Atilius, Marcus, a poet and playwright of the second century BC, mentioned by Cicero. 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. He was taken from prison and strangled, after which his body was cast onto the Gemonian stairs. He was then used to implicate Neros wife Octavia in adultery, but was subsequently banished and died in Sardinia. He interceded on behalf of the young Julius Caesar. As for Caligula,. Aeneas, the mythological Trojan hero, was the son of the mortal Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. At dawn, he entered the Senate; while the letter was being read, Macro assumed control of the Praetorian Guard, and members of the vigiles, led by Publius Graecinius Laco, surrounded the building. His brother was Lucius. Aufidia was the maternal grandmother of Tiberius. BookTwoXVII Augustus met with a storm at sea between there and the Peloponnese in 30BC. BookSixLII She warned Nero as a boy not to study philosophy. It's cold and it's brutal, but it is, alas, expedient. I guess they have a cerimony for that sort of thing. 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. [15] With these changes in effect, Sejanus now commanded the complete loyalty of a force of around 12,000 soldiers, all of which were at his immediate disposal. The Praetorians also resorted to looting when they were accused of having conspired with the former prefect. [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. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Season 1. Eriphyle, his mother, was bribed to send her husband (and her son Alcmaeon) into battle against Thebes. BookTwoLXII Augustus married Antonys step-daughter Claudia. He was well-connected by birth, but became better connected by politics. [31], Sejanus again attempted to marry into the Julio-Claudian family. Octavians victory enabled him to consolidate his power over Rome and its dominions. Sejanus scoffs at superstition, but agrees to have a sacrifice burnt at his personal altar to . Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. BookFourXXV His habit of seducing other mens wives. He is best known for being the lover of Julia the Elder. His wife Julia the Younger was exiled in 8AD for having an affair with a senator. Sejanus is particularly notorious for his role in the deaths of the family of Germanicus, a popular Julio-Claudian prince and Tiberius' adopted son. Antonius, Marcus (Antyllus) (47BC - 30BC) or Marcus Antonius the Younger, also known as Antonius or Antyllus, was the son of Mark Antony by Fulvia. BookFourXXXI The loss of Varus and his legions was a notable event during his reign. [85][86] Later in the century Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, was the target of the four-page political pamphlet Sejanus, or The popular favourite, now in his solitude, and sufferings, signed with the pseudonym Timothy Tory (1681). BookThreeVII He co-funded the young Tiberius gladiatorial contests in honour of his father and grandfather. [24] Mendes was Djedet, the modern Tell El-Ruba. This child would become the Emperor Nero. BookTwoLXIX BookTwoLXX He accused Augustus of various adulteries and debaucheries. Posthumous The youngest son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder (daughter and only biological child of Augustus), Posthumous Agrippa was even considered to be the heir of Emperor Augustus, but in 6 AD, instead, he banished him from Romefor unknown reasons. BookFiveXLII The Musaeum, or Mouseion, at Alexandria which included the famous Library was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, or Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Find out more on my blog here at UNRV. [20] In part due to what the soldiers believed to be bad omens, Drusus quickly managed to restore stability in the army, and publicly put the chief instigators to death. Gaius died in 33 of starvation. BookTwoXXV He was granted the right to fly the blue ensign, off Sicily. Atalanta, was a huntress in Greek mythology who joined Meleager and other heroes in the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Apollonius Molon was a Greek rhetorician who flourished about 70 BC. 0, Sejanus had sought to solidify his connection with the imperial family, by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. In 16BC, she married the Roman general and consul Nero Claudius Drusus the Elder, the stepson of her uncle Augustus, second son of Livia Drusilla and brother of future Emperor Tiberius. Paulus married firstly Cornelia Lentula by whom he had two children: the son being another Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, executed for conspiracy sometime before 14AD, husband of Julia the Younger, grand-daughter of Augustus. Agrippa Postumus, Marcus (12BC 14AD) also known as Agrippa Postumus, or Postumus Agrippa, was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. This gives the clue of how to take what is to follow and consists of a conversation between Punch and the Hangman, opening with the question 'Is this same Sejanus to go out of the World like a Man, or to die the Death of a mad Dog? Between 40 and 36, he lived with his father, stepmother, Octavia the Younger, and siblings in his fathers mansion, in Athens. This virtually ensured BookOneLXXVII He relays some of Caesars more arrogant statements. Anticyra, in Phocis, on the bay of Anticyra in the Corinthian gulf, was a town of considerable importance in ancient times, was destroyed by Philip of Macedon, recovered its prosperity; and was captured by Titus Quinctius Flamininus in 198BC. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Pompey marched against him, but Brutus surrendered and was killed. The camp was purged of mutineers by the Praetorians and the legions returned to the winter barracks. [72] Tacitus, on the other hand, attributes much of the decline of Tiberius' rule after AD 23 to the corrupting influence of Sejanus, although he is generally also harsh on Tiberius. BookSixXXXV Accused of taking Aulus Plautius as her lover. In addition, Poppaeus Sabinus was governor in Moesia, Macedn and Achaea ; his daughter was married to Sejanus' friend, T. Ollius (10). BookThreeXXV His slave Clemens pretended to be him after his dath, and gained a following, but was trapped and executed by Tiberius. This is a fascinating psychological portrait of a woman who was too caught up in imagined grievances on the part of her father-in-law to pay attention to the real f Olivia J.R. Thompson enemy. Caligula later retrieved her ashes and honoured her in Rome. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). [52] Although the Praetorian Guard proved faithful to the aging Tiberius, their potential political power had been made clear. BookThreeXLVIII Tiberius doubled the legacies left to the army in Augustus will. b) by intermarrying with the ruling house: there was Livilla and her daughter, there was Gemellus, there was Claudius' children etc. By 2. BookFiveXIII His conspiracy against Claudius. Marcus Junius Brutus and the other assassins, however, chose Macedonia as refuge from Octavian and dispossessed Antonius of his governorship. BookSevenXXXVI A Roman colony, named after the Vitelli, was defended against them by the Vitelli. 20 Sep. 1976. Here Augustus, abandoning writing his tragedy, has his hero fall on his sponge rather than his sword, i.e. He was son-in-law to Augustus, maternal grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, father-in-law of the Emperors Tiberius and Claudius, and maternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero. In 11BC he had married Vipsania Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa by his first wife Caecilia Attica, and the former wife of Tiberius. BookTwoIX Augustus (Octavian) involved in civil war there. After Caesars assassination, Octavian, Antony and Lepidus ultimately met on an island in a river near Mutina (Modena), and formed the Second Triumvirate. BookFourXV Caligula recovered her ashes from Pandataria in 37AD. With a height of 400 feet or so, it was for many centuries among the tallest man-made structures, and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The defeat of the Roman army by the Senones under Brennus opened the way for the Gauls to sack Rome. Rise to power and prominence. He may also have been the son of the consul of the same name of 225BC. The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army formed by Augustus in 27 BC, with the specific function to serve as a bodyguard to the emperor and members of the imperial family. BookThreeLVIII Tiberiuss abuse of the law of lese-majesty regarding Augustus. After 8BC, Archelaus married Queen Pythodorida of Pontus. 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. Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. He and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide shortly thereafter. Many believe that Augustus forced the succession of the Empire onto Tiberius, and that he hated him for it. BookTwoLXXXVI Augustus praises her accomplishments. BookFourXXIV She caught Caligula and his sister Drusilla in an incestuous relationship. However, she was a virgin, and as such couldn't be legally executed, so she was raped with the rope around her neck and then strangled." His childhood nickname was Becco. 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. BookFourXXXVI Accused of incest with her brother Caligula. He was a native of Alabanda, a pupil of Menecles, and settled at Rhodes. BookTwoX Blocked Augustus application for tribuneship, and mocked his contribution to the first battle at Mutina. To secure his position, Sejanus secretly plotted against Drusus and seduced his wife Livilla. He was later consul in 62. Antistius, Lucius, was a tribune of the people, and a member of the gens Antistia a well-known plebeian family. Actius, was a comic actor whose freedom was purchased by Tiberius. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. However, he died at Misenum before he could set out for Rome. Antistius was a physician who examined Caesars body after his assassination. He appears to have written biographies of famous men. BookFourXXXIII An incident involving him described. [82] The prudent need for anonymity is suggested by the arrest of Sir John Eliot, who was sent to the Tower of London for his outspoken criticism of the Duke in the 1626 parliament, comparing him to Sejanus. Necessidade de traduzir "CONNECTION WITH THE FAMILY" de ingls e usar corretamente em uma frase? Lepidus mother was Junia Secunda, a sister to Marcus Junius Brutus. Antiochus was a baker who was claimed as the maternal grandfather of the first of the Vitelli family to become a Roman knight. In 60, he was involved in a forgery case which discredited him, though he escaped punishment. BookEightXLVI Executed for plotting rebellion. BookSevenIX Galba received a request for aid from its governor. [3][59] Because there was no precedent for the capital punishment of a virgin, Junilla was said to have been raped first, with the rope around her neck[55][59] and her body thrown down the Gemonian stairs along with her brother's. pp. As early as 20 CE, Sejanus, wanting to consolidate his relationship with the royal family, betrothed his 4-year-old daughter Junilla to the son of the future Emperor Claudius - Drusus IV ( Claudius Drusus ). BookFiveXXVI BookFiveXXIX BookFiveXXXIX The fourth wife of Claudius. Claudius divorced Paetina after October 31, when her adoptive brother fell from power and was murdered. Aqui esto muitos exemplos de frases traduzidas contendo "CONNECTION WITH THE FAMILY" - ingls-portugus tradues e motor de busca para ingls tradues. In his work he praised Tiberius and Sejanus, even defending the latter's high position in the government, despite not ranking higher than equestrian. Seneca tells us that her father most likely incurred Sejanus' displeasure for criticising him because he had commissioned a statue of himself. And since Pontius Pilate was a nominee of Sejanus and implicated in his anti-Jewish policies, it encouraged the inclusion of Sejanus in novels dealing with the circumstances of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. He was the great grandfather of Julius Tigranes, King of Armenia under Nero. BookThreeXLVIII Tiberius paid a bounty to those Praetorian guards and Syrian legions who did not acknowledge Sejanus. He was the maternal grandfather of Livia, who was Caligulas maternal grandmother. His father, Strabo, made much of his wealth from munitions and weapon manufacturing. "343 - When Sejanus, Tiberius' deputy, fell from power, his entire family was executed as well. Tacitus portrays Sejanus as one of the most infamous and sinister characters in all of Roman history. BookTwoLXIII Antonys claim that Antyllus had been betrothed to Julia. He died in prison in 33AD, of starvation. A supporter of Pompey, he was banished by Caesar after Pharsalus, but allowed to return to Rome after Ciceros intercession in 46BC. Sejanus was related through his mother to the distinguished senatorial family Cornelii Lentuli. His first and only known post is that of consul in 1AD with his brother-in-law, Gaius Caesar. He succeeded Augustus, who founded the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/ s d e n s /), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. Agrippina, Vipsania the Younger, (36BC - 20AD) was the daughter of Agrippa by his first wife Pomponia Caecilia Attica, and thereby the granddaughter of Ciceros friend, the knight Caecilius Atticus. Massalia however backed Pompey; and when Caesar emerged victorious, Massalia was stripped of its possessions, which were transferred to Arelate. 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. I believe Tiberius was simply scared to death of the Sejanus conspiracy and wanted to ensure there were no offspring left to avenge their father. Audasius, Lucius, was charged with forgery and conspired against Augustus. BookThreeXXXVIII The furthest from the City that Tiberius travelled during his period in Rome, after his accession. BookOneXXIX Bribed by Caesar to elicit his support. By his enmity, men fell. 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. . BookFiveI His love for Drusus the Elder, and his praise of him after his death. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed he was the product of her incest with her father Augustus. Allia: the Battle of the Allia was fought near the Allia river about 18 kilometres north of Rome, its traditional date being July 18th, 390BC, though 387BC is more plausible. BookTwoIX BookTwoXIV BookTwoXV BookThreeIV Defeated by the forces of Augustus (Octavian) at Perusia. See Bingham, p. 39. BookTwoXIX Mentioned as seeking to free Julia the Elder from her confinement on the island of Pandateria (between 2BC and 4AD). [2][45][70][71] Suetonius Tranquillus asserts that Sejanus was merely an instrument of Tiberius, to hasten the downfall of Germanicus and his family and that he was quickly disposed of once he ceased to be useful. Brother of Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune) and son of Marcus Livius Drusus (censor), he was adopted into the Aemilii Lepidi. In Rome, Serapis was worshipped in the Iseum Campense, the sanctuary of the goddess Isis located in the Campus Martius and built during the Second Triumvirate. Autronius Paetas, Publius, (called Lucius Autronius by Suetonius) was elected consul for 65BC, with Publius Cornelius Sulla, but before they could take office both were accused of electoral corruption by Lucius Aurelius Cotta and Lucius Manlius Torquatus. According to ancient historians, because there was no precedent for the capital punishment of a virgin, Junilla was raped before her execution, with the rope around her neck. This was true of William Percival Crozier's historical romance The Fates Are Laughing (1945), which was written by a classicist with an eye for detail and set during the fall of Sejanus and the reign of Caligula. [99], The aim of some later novels has been to concentrate as much on local colour as on the story. Atellan farces, also known as the Oscan Plays were a collection of vulgar farces, containing lots of low comedy and rude jokes. BookThreeXX Augustus presided over Tiberius Illyrian triumph in 12AD. Ariminum, modern Rimini, is located on the Adriatic, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). [83], Following Buckingham's death in 1628, when it was safer to do so, a translation of a history by Pierre Matthieu was published under the title, The Powerful Favourite, the life of Aelius Sejanus. According to Festus, Marcius gained the appellation Ancus from his crooked arm. As early as 20, Sejanus had sought to solidify his connection with the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. Possibly the character was a byword for stinginess. If not, at what point did it become acceptable to kill innocents because of their parents actions? BookFiveII Claudius born during his consulship. Pompeia was a sister to consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, father of triumvir Pompey. The Senate and the populace rejoiced as his body was dragged through the streets, and a long reign of terror ensued against his adherents. BookTwoVIII BookTwoXIII He formed the Second Triumvirate, with Octavian and Antony. History. a. Sejanus attempted to betrothe his infant daughter Junilla to the future emperor Claudius' son, but Claudius' son died. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. In 52BC he probably murdered Publius Clodius Pulcher and was later unsuccessfully defended by his friend Cicero in the Pro Milone speech. Referring specifically to the execution of Sejanus' daughter and the murder of Caligula's daughter at the time of his assassination (sources below) Sejanus' daughter. BookFiveIV He was tutor to the young Claudius. His house belonged to the so called Equites, the equestrian or knightly class, which were the lower of the two highest social classes within the Roman republic and empire. BookTwoLXXXV He went mad and committed suicide according to myth. previous next Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 last [28] With these hopes now dashed, Tiberius left his administration more than ever in the care of Sejanus and looked toward the sons of Germanicus (Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar and Caligula) as possible heirs. [66] The reality of this was seen in AD 31, when Tiberius was forced to rely upon the vigiles against the soldiers of his own guard. [54] Following the issue of damnatio memoriae by the Senate, Sejanus' statues were torn down and his name obliterated from all public records, even from coins, as in the one pictured opposite. BookFourLII Caligula wore his breastplate taken from the sarcophagus at Alexandria. 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