He appears to have fallen victim to Domitian. He and his sister Aemilia Lepida (d. 36AD) were both married to siblings of the Emperor Caligula (Aemilia married Caligulas elder brother Drusus Caesar; Lepidus married Caligulas younger sister Julia Drusilla in 37AD. 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. BookThreeVIII Tiberius acted as advocate with Augustus presiding. Networks of spies and informers brought the victims to trial with false accusations of treason, and many chose suicide over the disgrace of being condemned and executed. But suddenly, at the end of AD 31, he was arrested, summarily executed and his body unceremoniously cast down the Gemonian stairs. Deprived of his kingdom, he retired to Sparta, then Rome, where he passed the remainder of his life. BookTwoXLII Agrippa became aedile in 33BC in order to work on Augustus aqueduct projects. BookFourXXIII Caligula hastened her death, some say poisoned her. [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. Alani were a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic pastoralists who frequently raided the Parthian empire and the Caucasian provinces of the Roman Empire. Caligula later retrieved her ashes and honoured her in Rome. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. He was responsible for many of his military victories, most notably Actium against the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt. Named after Atella, an Oscan town in Campania, where they were invented, they were originally written in Oscan and imported into Rome in 391BC. Ancharia, was the first wife of Gaius Octavius. In 30AD, at Tiberius instigation, the Senate declared Gallus a public enemy (Cassius Dio 58.3). 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. 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 . 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. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (3 June 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/ 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 AD 31. According to Tacitus, her death in AD 29 changed all that. BookSixVII She attempted to destroy Domitia Lepida. Sejanus secretly plotted against Drusus and seduced his wife Livilla. It now stands in front of Saint Peters. 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. BookEightXLVI Executed for plotting rebellion. spittle, February 2, 2008 in Imperium Romanorum. Cleopatra and Antonius children probably weren't consider Romans and as such they could be spared, it's also importand to remember that the civil war against Antonius was allways presented as a war against Egypt and Cleopatra and it's may be another factor in Octavian decision to spare some of Antonius children. By Albanum, the modern Albano Laziale, is in the Alban Hills, in Latium. In AD 31, history suggests that Tiberius' sister-in-law sent a letter to Tiberius informing him of an impending coup by Sejanus to make . Sejanus was born in 20 BC at Volsinii, Etruria, into the family of Lucius Seius Strabo.The Seii were Romans of the equestrian class or knights, the lower of the two upper social classes of the Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.Sejanus' grandfather maintain relations with senatorial families through his marriage with Terentia, a sister of the wife of Gaius Maecenas, who was one of . As early as 2. His father, Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, had been involved in a rebellion against the Republic which led to his death. 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. Aurelia Cotta (120BC - 54BC) was the mother of Julius Caesar. Alexandrians were the inhabitants of Alexandria, the capital of Egypt from its foundation by Alexander the Great in 331BC until the Muslim Conquest in 641AD. About 700 lines from his works survive. [68] Cassius Dio notes that after Sejanus, no other prefect except Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who commanded the Guard under Septimius Severus, would rise to such influence. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. He interceded on behalf of the young Julius Caesar. BookFourXXXI The loss of Varus and his legions was a notable event during his reign. 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. Is this the exception that prooved the rule? Was a similar instance of a convicted persons offspring (maybe an adult) also being executed recorded during the Republic? Virgil draws a comparison between the complicated movements of the game and the convolutions of the Cretan Labyrinth in Aeneid, V. (lines 585-591) Caligula and Claudius presented the Troy Game also. BookThreeVII She married Tiberius after 19BC. Some post-Homeric sources claim that in order to keep Achilles safe from the Trojan War, he was concealed at the court of Lycomedes, king of Skyros. I don't believe under the Republic proper there were such instances (but Augustus famously had Caesarion murdered). He is best known for being the lover of Julia the Elder. They appear together in Roman mythology and legend with the Trojans as the root-stocks of the Latin people. 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. In 11BC he had married Vipsania Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa by his first wife Caecilia Attica, and the former wife of Tiberius. Amidst suspicions of conspiracy against Tiberius, Sejanus was arrested and executed . During Neros reign he was banished from Rome after a forgery charge. BookTwoVIII BookTwoXIII He formed the Second Triumvirate, with Octavian and Antony. He was politically allied to Sulla, but once the dictator had resigned in 79BC, Lepidus attempted to undermine the Sullan constitution. Unfortunately, Drusus died of asphyxiation in his early teens, shortly after becoming engaged to Junilla, the daughter of Sejanus. Lepidus was executed. The practice of joint leadership between two prefects was abandoned, and Sejanus himself appointed the centurions and tribunes. 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. [3], The adoptive family of Sejanus counted two consuls among their ranks: Quintus Aelius Tubero (consul in 11 BC) and Sextus Aelius Catus (consul in AD 4), who was the father of Aelia Paetina, the second wife of the future Emperor Claudius. BookFourXII Caligula supposedly wished to avenge her death. The same teenage boy also straight-out assaulted David Cain right after laying eyes on his daughter Cassandra. [52] Although the Praetorian Guard proved faithful to the aging Tiberius, their potential political power had been made clear. Aborigines, a term used here for the indigenous population of Latium. [69], With the exception of Velleius Paterculus, ancient historians have universally condemned Sejanus, although accounts differ regarding the extent to which Sejanus was manipulated by Tiberius or the other way around. Albano is located in the area in which, according to the legend, Aeneass son, Ascanius, founded Alba Longa. Antonius, Iullus (43BC - 2BC), was the second son of Mark Antony and his third wife Fulvia. BookEightXIX Their mockery of Vespasians stinginess. BookEightIV Vespasian was wary of her influence over Nero and her animosity towards any friend of Narcissus. For the romans, they were less concerned with the value of life and indeed since people did well to survive into their twenties, there was a background of acceptance that life was short. Sometime in 39AD, Caligula made public letters by his sisters Agrippina the Younger and Julia Livilla detailing adulterous affairs with Lepidus and a plot against the emperor. 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. He may be the same as the Lucius Aemilius Papus, decemvir sacrorum, who died in 171BC. [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. The journey of Aeneas from Troy (with help from Aphrodite), which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgils Aeneid. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed that his mother was the product of Augustuss incest with his daughter Julia the Elder. BookFourXXVI Grandfather of Ptolemy of Mauretania. Amazons were a nation of all-female warriors in Classical mythology. 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. BookSixLII She warned Nero as a boy not to study philosophy. BookSixIX Nero founded a new colony there, relocating the wealthiest of the leading centurions, and building a harbour. [45] Modern historians consider it unlikely that Sejanus plotted to seize power and, if he had planned so at all, rather might have aimed at overthrowing Tiberius to serve as a regent to Tiberius Gemellus, son of Drusus, or possibly Gaius Caligula. However, he died at Misenum before he could set out for Rome. Sallust describes them as uncultured, other sources disagree, however, and describe a monarchical organized community. The name Atia Balba was also borne by the other two daughters of Julia Caesaris and her husband praetor Marcus Atius Balbus. BookFourXV Caligula included her and her sisters in the wording of formal oaths. Apelles of Ascalon was a tragic actor, and a companion of Caligula. In June of 71AD he was replaced by Vespasians eldest son Titus. 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. BookSevenXLIII Vitellius deferred accepting the title Augustus. Alcmaeon killed her to avenge the treachery. [13] A statue had been erected in his honor in the Theatre of Pompey,[19] and in the Senate, his followers were advanced with public offices and governorships. In the book version of I Claudius there is a reference to executing a boy in his toga virilis (which Graves translates as "Manly Gown" haha)as a mock coming-of-age ceremony. After his old friend Cicero refused to defend him, he was convicted and sent into exile in Epeirus. Balbus married Julia Minor, second eldest sister of Julius Caesar. 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." BookSixXI His play The Fire performed for Nero. Sejanus is particularly notorious for his role in the deaths of the family of Germanicus, a popular Julio-Claudian prince and Tiberius' adopted son. He rejects mankind and goes to live in a cave. This child would become the Emperor Nero. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus, Lepidus the Younger, (d. 30BC), was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Remains of Roman thermal baths exist near the principal spring, the Lago della Regina and dedicatory inscriptions have been found. Antonia was the grandmother of the Emperor Caligula. [52] The senators at first congratulated Sejanus, but when the letter, which initially digressed into completely unrelated matters, suddenly denounced him and ordered his arrest, he was immediately apprehended and imprisoned in the Tullianum. BookThreeXXXVIII The furthest from the City that Tiberius travelled during his period in Rome, after his accession. Brother of Marcus Livius Drusus (tribune) and son of Marcus Livius Drusus (censor), he was adopted into the Aemilii Lepidi. BookOneXI BookFiveXVI Their rejection of Ptolemy XII, since Ptolemy XI had willed the country to Rome. Sejanus is reminded of other ill omens: the breaking of his bed, the cat that ran between his legs. Eques prin natere, Sejanus a ajuns prefect al Grzii Pretoriene, pe care a condus-o din anul 14 d.Hr pn n anul 31 d.Hr. BookTwoLIV His nomination of Augustus enemy Lepidus to the Senate. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. His young daughter, Junilla, was killed as well. S1, Ep1. In 14 ce, upon the accession of Tiberius, he joined his father, Seius Strabo, as prefect of the emperors household troops, the Praetorian Guard, and became sole prefect a year or two later. BookThreeLII BookThreeLIII BookThreeLXIV BookFourXXX Tiberiuss cruel treatment of her, and her banishment to Pandataria. Here Augustus, abandoning writing his tragedy, has his hero fall on his sponge rather than his sword, i.e. Yes - whatever we may think of the killing of young children, given the mindset of the ancient ruling classes, leaving political opponents' children alive was only to invite later troubles. BookSixXXXIX Lucius Caesennius Paetus, governor of Cappadocia suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia in 62AD, losing the legions of XII Fulminata commanded by Calvisius Sabinus and IIII Scythica commanded by Funisulanus Vettonianus. In our new animated historical documentary on the history of the Roman empire, we will describe the life and deeds of the praetorian commander Sejanus, who b. Herodotus placed them in a region bordering Scythia in Sarmatia (modernterritory of Ukraine). Adminius, Amminius or Amminus was a son of Cunobelinus, ruler of the Catuvellauni, a tribe of Iron Age Britain. [62] Arrests and executions were now supervised by Naevius Sutorius Macro, who succeeded Sejanus as the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard. To have the children assume a brutalised form of adulthood beforehand was to conform to roman custom, and prevent bad luck from the gods disfavour as well as causing an even worse outrage amongst the public for flouting these customs. W. Thomas, Wilfrid Laurier University 2006. Through years of crafty intrigues and indispensable service to the emperor, Sejanus had worked himself up to become the most powerful man in the Empire. It's cold and it's brutal, but it is, alas, expedient. 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. Sejanus wants to poison Drusus and conspires with Livia (wife of Drusus Senior, daughter-in-law of Tiberius), whom he wants to marry. [42] With most of the political opposition crushed, Sejanus felt his position was unassailable. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. News arrives that when the head was removed a huge snake leapt from the statue. Aegisthus, in Greek mythology was the son of Thyestes and of his daughter, Pelopia. Agermus, or Agerinus, was a freedman of Agrippina the Younger. [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. [55][56] The accusations were further corroborated by confessions from Livilla's slaves, who, under torture, admitted to having administered the poison to Drusus.[57]. BookThreeXVII He refused proposals for Tiberius to be granted an honorific surname, in 9AD, but reiterated that Tiberius was his heir. He may also have been the son of the consul of the same name of 225BC. BookThreeLVIII Tiberiuss abuse of the law of lese-majesty regarding Augustus. Popular in Ancient Rome, the farces were usually played after longer items such as pantomime. 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). His daughter was, infamously, raped first as it was forbidden to execute a virgin. To these Augustus shows mercy he puts them up with Octavia. Being from the Capitol doesn't give you that right. I'm sorry if I didn't understand the part you are talking about in I, Claudius, but my idea of it is this: The boy was exicuted in his manly gown which means he became a man. [19] We also know from this source that Cordus starved himself to death. BookTwoIX BookTwoXIV BookTwoXV BookThreeIV Defeated by the forces of Augustus (Octavian) at Perusia. Antonius Musa was a botanist and Augustus physician. Agrippina was married to . 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. 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