When Agamemnon returned, Aegisthus treacherously murdered him. He is the most celebrated member of the Argead Dynasty and created one of the largest empires in ancient history. BookThreeIX BookThreeXI Tiberius there in 20BC. BookThreeXXI Augustus view of Tiberius as his successor. BookSevenXXXVI A Roman colony, named after the Vitelli, was defended against them by the Vitelli. His sons were Dionysius and Nicanor. [9] Much more than a guard however, the Praetorians also managed the day-to-day care of the city, such as general security and civil administration. Agrippina the Younger, Julia Agrippina, or Agrippinilla (Little Agrippina) after 50AD known as Julia Augusta Agrippina (c. 16AD 59AD) was sister of Caligula, niece and fourth wife of Claudius and the mother of Nero. 39BC) was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. [53], That same evening the Senate convened at the Temple of Concord and summarily condemned Sejanus to death. To these Augustus shows mercy he puts them up with Octavia. [51][52] On October 18, AD 31, Sejanus was summoned to a Senate meeting by a letter from Tiberius, ostensibly to bestow the tribunician powers upon him. Situated at the junction of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, and therefore a gateway to Parthia, the Kingdom of Armenia, under the Artaxiad Dynasty, was made a Roman protectorate by Pompey in 66/65 BC. He held two suffect consulships, in 73AD and 85AD, respectively, governing the province of Hispania Tarraconensis in between, and was made city prefect of Rome in 86AD. From then on Agrippa played a major part in Augustus career, as military commander and admiral, also undertaking major public works inRome and elsewhere, and writing works on geography (following his survey of the Empire) and other subjects. Lepidus was executed. Apelles of Ascalon was a tragic actor, and a companion of Caligula. Username/Email * Password * BookFiveII An altar to him dedicated in Lyon, on 1st of August 10BC. Aufidia was the maternal grandmother of Tiberius. BookFiveXLII The Musaeum, or Mouseion, at Alexandria which included the famous Library was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, or Ptolemy II Philadelphus. 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. He was charged for having eulogized Marcus Junius Brutus and spoken of Gaius Cassius Longinus as the last of the true Romans, which was considered an offence under the Lex Maiestatis; the Senate ordered the burning of his writings. The Romans took the town in 123BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean in 104BC. He seems to have been recalled by Caesar, since he was present at a meeting of the Roman Senate in 44BC and was censor in 42BC. Sometime early in the reign, Tiberius allowed him to concentrate the praetorian guard, who had previously been . [31] To Sejanus, Agrippina's sons Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar and Caligula were a threat to his power. Lepidus served as a Roman Senator, and was executed by Octavian (Augustus), as a leader in a conspiracy against him. Aufidius Lurco, Marcus originally came from Fundi (modern Fondi). Augustus had a villa there, as did Maecenas and both Caligula and Nero were born there. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. Actius, was a comic actor whose freedom was purchased by Tiberius. Julia Drusi Caesaris Filia (Classical Latin: IVLIADRVSICAESARISFILIA, 5-43) was the daughter of Drusus Julius Caesar and Livilla and granddaughter to the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Agrippina and Livilla were exiled by their brother to the Pontine Islands. BookEightII Vespasian was born five years before Augustuss death. Corrections? Aelia Paetina was the daughter of the consul of 4AD, Sextus Aelius Catus. BookOneLXXXIV His Electra, a translation of Sophocles Electra, mentioned. The Romans seized Ischia (and Naples) in 322BC. BookFourXV Caligula recovered her ashes from Pandataria in 37AD. A wing was added by Claudius in his name. BookThreeIV Tiberius father, Tiberius Nero, established a colony of Caesars veterans there. Atia Balba Caesonia (85BC - 43BC), sometimes referred to as Atia Balba Secunda to differentiate her from her two sisters, was the daughter of Julius Caesars sister Julia Caesaris, mother of the Emperor Augustus, step-grandmother of the Emperor Tiberius, great-great grandmother of the Emperor Caligula and Empress Agrippina the Younger, great-grandmother of the Emperor Claudius, and great-great-great-grandmother of the Emperor Nero. Agrippina was married to . With Apicata, Sejanus had two sons, Strabo and Capito Aelianus, and a daughter, Junilla. Caligula later retrieved her ashes and honoured her in Rome. This was done after "A Civil War Precedent" does anyone understand the Reference? He supported Cicero during the Catiline Conspiracy. The city was famous for its black hellebore, the herb being regarded as a cure for insanity. BookFourXXIII Caligula hastened her death, some say poisoned her. Autronius was implicated in Catiline's failed conspiracy to overthrow the government in 66BC. BookFiveIII Her disparaging comments on her son Claudius. Tiberius was the second Emperor of Rome, reigning from A.D. 14-37. BookThreeLVII His legacies left to the people. Having divorced Apicata two years earlier, he asked to marry Drusus' widow Livilla in AD 25, possibly with an eye towards placing himself, as an adopted Julian, in the position of a potential successor. BookSixXIX Nero abandoned his planned tour to Alexandria due to a portent. Axius, Quintus, a wealthy friend of Cicero and Varro. The practice of joint leadership between two prefects was abandoned, and Sejanus himself appointed the centurions and tribunes. Antonius Musa was a botanist and Augustus physician. 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. BookOneIV Caesar decided to study rhetoric with him. Yes Roman boys had a coming-of-age at an age which the paterfamilias saw fit but usually in mid to late teens. Then he would put on his toga virilis (toga of manhood) and would go with his family to be registered as a citizen. BookFourXIV He courted Caligulas favour. He served as Prefect of the Praetorian Guard under Vespasian, from 70AD until 71AD. Agrippa Postumus, Marcus (12BC 14AD) also known as Agrippa Postumus, or Postumus Agrippa, was a son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder. BookTwoXXII Augustus celebrated his victories in Egypt in his triple-triumph of 29BC. This is the oldest peripteral (possessing a row of columns on each side) Doric temple in the world. He was well-connected by birth, but became better connected by politics. There's one particularly sad story of the daughter of Sejanus, who was the right-hand man of Tiberius and was responsible for a bunch of executions. It's easy! Sejanus scoffs at superstition, but agrees to have a sacrifice burnt at his personal altar to . c. 25BC, Antonia married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16BC). Augustus had Agrippas remains placed in his own mausoleum. It included provisions against adultery and celibacy and complemented and supplemented Augustus Lex Julia de Maritandis Ordinibus of 18BC and the Lex Iulia de Adulteriis Coercendis of 17BC. He commanded the fleet at Misenum in 60AD, and was employed by Nero to murder Agrippina, his mother. . With Apicata, he had three children,Tacitus, Annals IV.3 two sons and one daughter: Strabo, Capito Aelianus and Junilla. Subsequently he was accused by the Emperor Tiberius, of endeavouring to stir up revolution, and died in confinement in Rome. Cordus was brought to trial in AD 25 by Sejanus, under accusations of treason. In June of 71AD he was replaced by Vespasians eldest son Titus. He may also have been the son of the consul of the same name of 225BC. He is best known for being the lover of Julia the Elder. Her relations with Tiberius became increasingly fraught, as she made it clear that she believed that he was responsible for the death of Germanicus. 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." 60-65 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. Marcus Junius Brutus and the other assassins, however, chose Macedonia as refuge from Octavian and dispossessed Antonius of his governorship. BookFiveIV He was tutor to the young Claudius. Nero, who was Germanicus's grandson not son, wasn't born for another fifteen years or so after Claudius Drusus was betrothed to Sejanus's daughter Aelia Junilla. Afranius, Lucius, d. 46BC was a legatus and client of Pompey. Paulus himself was executed as a conspirator in a revolt at some point between 1AD and 14AD, and may have been involved in earlier conspiracies. 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. [74][75] His fall is elaborated upon by Seneca the Younger, in his letter to Cordus' daughter Marcia To Marcia, On Consolation. The journey of Aeneas from Troy (with help from Aphrodite), which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgils Aeneid. BookThreeVIII Tiberius acted as advocate with Augustus presiding. About 700 lines from his works survive. It was founded in 588BC by colonists from Kerkyra (Corfu) and Corinth. This definitely needs correcting, but at this moment i cannot; happy days, LindsayHello 17:44, 21 July 2020 Reply[reply] It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast. However, he died at Misenum before he could set out for Rome. Find out more on my blog here at UNRV. 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. Aquileia was a Roman city at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has altered since Roman times. As early as AD 20, Sejanus had sought to solidify his connection with the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. 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. His last campaign initiated the conquest of the upper Danube region, which would become the Roman province of Pannonia in 13BC. BookTwoXVI Mentioned as being on Octavians staff in Sicily. After the pacification of the east and the the Battle of Philippi, during which he remained in Rome, Lepidus assumed rule of the western provinces of Hispania and Africa. For him, the execution of the children was a politcal and personal necessity. Aetolia is is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. BookTwoLIX His statue in Rome. BookFourXXIII Caligula despised Agrippas lowly origins. Pompey marched against him, but Brutus surrendered and was killed. [23] At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was nonetheless prevented when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. Alcmaeon in Greek mythology was the son of Amphiaraus. BookEightXXXVII His wife Domitia Longina married Domitian. It was not until after Tiberius death in 37AD that the temple was completed and dedicated by Caligula, who bridged over it to join the Palace to the Capitol. And Caesar's famous clemency did not profit him on the Ides of March. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/sdens/),[1] was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. In 39AD, Agrippina and her sister Livilla, with their maternal cousin, Drusillas widower, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, were involved in a failed plot to murder Caligula, and make Lepidus emperor. BookEightIV Vespasian was wary of her influence over Nero and her animosity towards any friend of Narcissus. [62] Arrests and executions were now supervised by Naevius Sutorius Macro, who succeeded Sejanus as the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard. BookTwoLXIV His five children by Julia the Elder. Aelius Sejanus and His Political Significance. 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 ). He spent the rest of his life in obscurity. [19] We also know from this source that Cordus starved himself to death. The same teenage boy also straight-out assaulted David Cain right after laying eyes on his daughter Cassandra. Tacitus portrays Sejanus as one of the most infamous and sinister characters in all of Roman history. Eriphyle, his mother, was bribed to send her husband (and her son Alcmaeon) into battle against Thebes. [45] Even the imperial magistracy was not exempted from Tiberius' wrath. He was killed after the Battle of Thapsus in 46BC. Pompeia was a sister to consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, father of triumvir Pompey. Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon (356BC 323BC), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. It is now a suburb of Rome, which is 25 km distant. And remember - Cicero and his party in the Senate were even toying with the idea of removing Octavian, no doubt for similar reasons. [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. Augustus studied in Apollonia in 45BC - 44BC under the tutelage of Athenodorus of Tarsus; it was there that he received news of Caesars murder. We use cookies for essential site functions and for social media integration. 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. Tiberius first chose Sejanus, chief of the Praetorian Guard, to murder his enemies but later turned on Sejanus and his family - even hanging his infant daughter Junilla. BookFourXXIII Caligula accused Livia of being of low birth. 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. [81], Making contemporary political points in this way through reinterpretation of distant historical episodes was now common. 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. Areus, of Alexandria, was a Stoic or Pythagorean philosopher who enjoyed the favour of Augustus and Livia in Rome. [11] Augustus was careful however to uphold the republican veneer of this regime, and only allowed nine cohorts to be formed (one fewer than in a normal Roman legion), which were inconspicuously scattered across various lodging houses in the city, and commanded by two prefects. The Senate and the populace rejoiced as his body was dragged through the streets, and a long reign of terror ensued against his adherents. History. Possibly the character was a byword for stinginess. Antonia the Younger (36BC - 37AD) was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. 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. The document has been studied for details of his personal life, for his opinions, and for his attitudes towards his two daughters, Susanna and Judith, and their respective husbands, John Hall and Thomas Quiney.The best-known passage of the will is the bequest to the wife of his . BookTwoXCIII Augustus disdained to visit the Apis sanctuary. The name Atia Balba was also borne by the other two daughters of Julia Caesaris and her husband praetor Marcus Atius Balbus. 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