[55] The remaining children of Sejanus, Capito Aelianus and Junilla, were executed in December of that year. This child would become the Emperor Nero. She had a brother, Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, who also served as Praetorian Prefect in 70AD under Vespasian. Aetna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus (6AD - 39AD) was the son of consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus. You have a good point there. Don't you think that Ursus' conclusions make a lot of sense? That year a mutiny had broken out among legions posted in Pannonia and Germania. He was raised to the throne by those Parthians who refused to acknowledge Vonones I, whom Augustus had sent from Rome (where he lived as hostage) to succeed his father Phraates IV. He was charged with treason and sentenced to death; subsequently committing suicide. The defeat of the Roman army by the Senones under Brennus opened the way for the Gauls to sack Rome. 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 23BC, when Augustus was seriously ill, Musa cured the illness with cold baths, drinks and compresses, but reputedly failed to save Marcellus in his illness. BookFourXXIX Caligula plays on the association. He is also known to have been a member of the Arval Brethren, a priestly college. Marsh believes that L. Arruntius,legate of Spain from 23/24 . Sejanus attempted to betrothe his infant daughter Junilla to the future emperor Claudius' son, but Claudius' son died. Atalanta, was a huntress in Greek mythology who joined Meleager and other heroes in the Calydonian Boar Hunt. Sejanus sends word to have the head removed and the prank discovered. For he has lived like a sad One, from the first Day that the Emperor Tiberius took him into Favour. [81], Making contemporary political points in this way through reinterpretation of distant historical episodes was now common. BookThreeLXII His rumoured poisoning of Drusus the Younger. Upon his adoption as the emperors son in 4AD, with Tiberius to guarantee the line of succession, he became Marcus Julius Caesar Vipsanianus Agrippa Postumus. He was later consul in 62. [64], The reforms of Sejanus most significantly included the founding of the Castra Praetoria, which established the Praetorian Guard as the powerful political force, for which it is primarily known today. BookFiveIV He was tutor to the young Claudius. BookFourXVI Caligula re-adopted his practice of publishing the Imperial Accounts. In Rome, there was a major temple to the god on Tiber Island, Isola Tiberina, located in the southern bend of the Tiber, and associated with the myth of how his worship was introduced to the City. [45] Upon learning of his death, Apicata committed suicide on October 26, after addressing a letter to Tiberius which claimed that Drusus had been poisoned with the complicity of Livilla. BookThreeVII His daughter Agrippina Vipsania the Younger the married Tiberius. [94] It also figures in Robert Graves' I, Claudius (1934),[95] which was given new life when it was adapted for television as I, Claudius in 1976. After Caesars assassination, Antony formed an official political alliance with Octavian (Augustus) and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, called the Second Triumvirate. 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. The water is bluish, strongly impregnated with sulphur and carbonate of lime, and rises at a temperature of about 24 degrees Centigrade. b) by intermarrying with the ruling house: there was Livilla and her daughter, there was Gemellus, there was Claudius' children etc. 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. [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. Achilles was the greatest warrior among the Greek heros in Homers Iliad. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed he was the product of her incest with her father Augustus. 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. Apelles of Ascalon was a tragic actor, and a companion of Caligula. Nero performed in it as a youth. He was married to Vipsania Julia, the eldest granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus. The journey of Aeneas from Troy (with help from Aphrodite), which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgils Aeneid. Paulus was Consul in 50BC. BookTwoXXIX From the spoils of war he rebuilt the Atrium Libertatis (completed 28BC) headquarters of the censors, located on the saddle which joined the Capitol to the Quirinal, a short distance from the Forum. Autronius conspired with Catiline to murder the new consuls, but the plot collapsed when Catiline gave the signal before all the conpirators were assembled. BookOneLXXIX He attempted to crown Caesar in 44BC. Actium was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, which was later founded by Augustus on the north side of the strait. Julia bore Balbus three daughters all named Atia of whom the second was Atia Balba Caesonia, mother of Octavia Minor (fourth wife of triumvir Mark Antony) and of first Emperor Augustus. BookTwoXIV His brother Lucius in alliance with him. BookTwoLXIII Antonys claim that Antyllus had been betrothed to Julia. He spent the rest of his life in obscurity. BookTwoXVII His will opened, his defeat at Actium, and his suicide. BookFourXLVI BookFiveXX The Pharos was a tower built between 280BC and 247BC on the island of Pharos at Alexandria, to guide sailors into the harbour at night. During the incidents, Tiberius was hiding on Capri, ready to flee to Asia if things got dicey. Sejanus Lucius Aelius Seianus (20 .Hr. They had at least six sons. The roughly trapezoidal island lies about 30 km from Naples. With Apicata, Sejanus had two sons, Strabo and Capito Aelianus, and a daughter, Junilla. BookSixXIX The Caspian Gates originally applied to the narrow region at the southeast corner of the Caspian Sea, through which Alexander marched in pursuit of the Persian, Bessus. Most historical documentation of Tiberius' revenge is given by Suetonius and Tacitus; their portrayal of a tyrannical, vengeful emperor has been challenged by several modern historians. He was not popular with his subjects, who brought an accusation against him in Rome on which occasion he was defended by the young Tiberius. He was killed, his body taken from the prison and thrown into the Tiber. The facade of Augustus was no longer maintained, and Tiberius openly displayed the strength of the guard at parades.[18]. BookThreeLV BookThreeLXV BookFourXII BookFiveVI Tiberius brought about his downfall. Ariminum, modern Rimini, is located on the Adriatic, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). b. BookTwoL Augustus second seal-ring carried a head of Alexander. He was subsequently reinstated by Galba, and placed in command of a legion in Pannonia. Marcellus was a Senator in Claudius and Neros reigns. The remaining children of Sejanus, Capito Aelianus and Junilla, were executed in December of that year.Tacitus, Annals V.9 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. Antonius, Marcus (Mark Antony) (83BC 30BC), was a Roman politician and general. In 36BC, he was made king by triumvir Mark Antony, whom, however, he deserted after Actium. Cicero stated that Pompey would joke about Balbus, that he was not a person of any importance. BookTwoXCVIII Active trade with Rome, with Puteoli as a harbour used by Alexandrian ships. Tiberius probably had recent history in mind. Paulus died of unknown causes. They had at least two children: a daughter Livia Drusilla and a son Marcus Livius Drusus, who served as a Roman consul. [79] This reviews the destruction of his statues after the damnatio memoriae judgment and reflects on the fickleness of public opinion. Several kings, many of whom became gods, were: Saturn, Thybris, Faunus, Aventinus, Picus and the alleged namesake of the country of Latium, Latinus. This was the island where her mother Julia the Elder had been banished. 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. BookTwoLIX His statue in Rome. 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. [ 23] [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. 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. previous next Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 last This is the oldest peripteral (possessing a row of columns on each side) Doric temple in the world. 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. BookTwoXXI His standards lost to Parthia by his generals in 40BC and 36BC, were returned in 20BC. Here's my point. 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. He served with Pompey during his Iberian campaigns against Sertorius in the late 70s, and remained in his service through to the Civil War. BookTwoLXIV His five children by Julia the Elder. 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. Mendes was Djedet, the modern Tell El-Ruba. 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 and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide shortly thereafter. Asinius Epicadus, a man of mixed race and Parthian descent, conspired against Augustus, hatching a plot to liberate Agrippa Postumus from exile on the island of Planasia. 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. In 55AD he received orders from Nero to make war against Parthia, and in 61AD obtained parts of Armenia. Subsequently he was accused by the Emperor Tiberius, of endeavouring to stir up revolution, and died in confinement in Rome. He married Cornelia Sulla, daughter of Lucius Cornelius Sulla, and may have been (the evidence is inconclusive) princeps senatus in the Sullan senate. 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. [99], The aim of some later novels has been to concentrate as much on local colour as on the story. 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. W. Thomas, Wilfrid Laurier University 2006. He was politically allied to Sulla, but once the dictator had resigned in 79BC, Lepidus attempted to undermine the Sullan constitution. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast. He conspired against Claudius in 46AD, and was forced to go into exile. However the betrothal was later broken off. With her as an accomplice, Drusus was slowly poisoned and died of seemingly natural causes on September 13, 23AD. His father, Strabo, made much of his wealth from munitions and weapon manufacturing. BookTwoXXV He was granted the right to fly the blue ensign, off Sicily. Winning a war doesn't give you that right. BookFiveXXVI Aemilia Lepida was his great-grandaughter. The marriage appears to have been an unhappy one, and fell victim to the machinations of the notorious palace . [12], When Strabo was assigned to the governorship of Egypt in AD 15, Sejanus became the sole commander of the Praetorians and instigated reforms that helped shape the guard into a powerful tool of the principate. 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. By 2. Augustus enlarged his kingdom by adding parts of Cilicia and Lesser Armenia. BookOneXI BookFiveXVI Their rejection of Ptolemy XII, since Ptolemy XI had willed the country to Rome. BookEightXXXVII His wife Domitia Longina married Domitian. After his old friend Cicero refused to defend him, he was convicted and sent into exile in Epeirus. He was well-connected by birth, but became better connected by politics. Unlike the First Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, it was formally constituted, signalling the death of the Republic. BookEightXXX Titus attended the Apis bulls consecration ceremony at Memphis. Sallustius Lucullus, Roman governor of Britain in the late 1st century may have been a son of this prince. Deaths of two notable Romans; Lucius Volusius His first marriage, to Plautia Urgulanilla, occurred after two failed betrothals. BookFiveXXVII Claudius son Drusus was betrothed to Sejanuss daughter Junilla, shortly before Drusus died. Paulus reconstructed the Basilica Aemilia in Rome, with part of his bribery money. Other historiographers place them in Asia Minor or Libya. By AD 23, Sejanus was a power in the city. Antonius, Iullus (43BC - 2BC), was the second son of Mark Antony and his third wife Fulvia. BookTwoII Augustus great-grandfather served under him in Sicily in 205. BookOneL Caesar described by Pompey as an Aegisthus. Antonius, Lucius was the younger brother and supporter of Mark Antony. Furthermore, she says it is even less likely that Livilla would have been complicit in the destruction of her family, the key to her children's future. It now stands in front of Saint Peters. [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. BookFourXXXIX Caligula sold off her and Livillas property after they were exiled. fall on the eraser used in writing, or equally on the lavatorial sponge on a stick used by Romans, that is, his unfinished tragedy had gone down the drain. His brother was Lucius. BookFiveXXV Claudius stopped sick slaves being abandoned on the Island. A Touch of Murder. However, he died at Misenum before he could set out for Rome. Some time after 6AD, for reasons unknown but possibly conspiracy, Augustus banished Postumus to the small island of Planasia. [27], The loss of his son was a major blow to Tiberius, personally and politically. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. [30] The climate was further poisoned by the hatred that Tiberius' mother Livia Drusilla (the widow of Augustus) felt for her, since Agrippina's ambition, to be the mother of emperors and thus Rome's first woman, was an open secret. According to Anthony Everitt's Augustus Antyllus and Caesarion were killed because their parents had them perform their coming of age ceremonies. BookFourXXIV BookFourXXIX She and her sister Livilla were exiled by Caligula. On the approach of Octavian, he retired to Perusia in Etruria, where he was besieged by three armies, and compelled to surrender (40BC). BookTwoXLII Agrippa became aedile in 33BC in order to work on Augustus aqueduct projects. Many believe that Augustus forced the succession of the Empire onto Tiberius, and that he hated him for it. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus, Lepidus the Younger, (d. 30BC), was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Then he would put on his toga virilis (toga of manhood) and would go with his family to be registered as a citizen. The game, which Augustus encouraged, consisted of a processional parade or ritual dance, by troops of boys, in which some of the participants appear to have been mounted on horseback. [74][75] His fall is elaborated upon by Seneca the Younger, in his letter to Cordus' daughter Marcia To Marcia, On Consolation. BookSixL She helped to deposit Neros ashes in the family tomb.

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