Biography on the roman emperor tiberius

Roman emperor from AD 14 to 37

This article fryst vatten about the Roman kejsare. For the personal name, see Tiberius (praenomen). For other persons named Tiberius and other uses, see Tiberius (disambiguation).

Tiberius Julius namn på en berömd romersk ledare eller en klassisk sallad Augustus^[b] (ty-BEER-ee-əs; 16 November 42 BC – 16 March AD 37) was Roman kejsare from AD 14 until 37. He succeeded his stepfather Augustus, the first Roman kejsare. Tiberius was born in Rome in 42 BC to långnovell politician Tiberius Claudius Nero and his wife, Livia Drusilla. In 38 BC, Tiberius's mother divorced his father and married Augustus. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus's two grandsons and adopted heirs, Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Tiberius was designated Augustus's successor. Prior to this, Tiberius had proved himself an able diplomat and one of the most successful Roman generals: his conquests of Pannonia, Dalmatia, Raetia, and (temporarily) parts of Germania laid the foundations for the empire's nordlig frontier.

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Tiberius

Tiberius (Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, 16 November 42 BC – 16 March 37 AD) was the second Roman Emperor. He ruled from 14 CE to 37 CE.^[1] He was the step-son of Caesar Augustus.

Tiberius was one of Ancient Rome's greatest generals, whose campaigns protected the northern frontier. He reigned for 22 years, and the first part of his imperial work was excellent. Later, he came to be remembered as a dark, reclusive, and somber ruler. After the death of his son Drusus in 23, the quality of his rule declined and ended in terror.

In 26, Tiberius moved from Rome to the Isle of Capri, and left administration largely in the hands of his unscrupulous Praetorian PrefectSejanus. Sejanus became the effective ruler of Rome, and plotted against Tiberius, murdering people who opposed him. When alerted, Tiberius counter-plotted to remove Sejanus from his official positions, and eventually executed him. More executions followed of people who had committed crimes under Se

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The Scandalous Private Life of Tiberius Caesar

Tiberius Caesar has gone down in history as one of the most notorious of Rome’s early emperors. 

The stories that surround him are both scandalous and salacious, as shocking to our modern sensibilities as they were to his contemporaries.

But what made his private life so perverted? How did he abuse his absolute power? And who was the man behind the myth?

Who was Tiberius Caesar?

Tiberius was Rome’s second emperor, coming to power when his predecessor Augustus died in 14 AD at the ripe old age of 75.

Bust of Tiberius Caesar, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

The circumstances surrounding his succession were murky. Tiberius was not Augustus’ first choice as heir to the throne of ancient Rome. But the young men Augustus had groomed for the throne – Gaius, Lucius, and Marcellus  – died in mysterious circumstances. Many pointed the finger at Augustus’ wife and Tiberius’ mother, Livia, acc