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2 days ago · Tiberius was not a conqueror; his main task was to consolidate his predecessor’s achievements and establish stability throughout the empire. He was faced with the question of how you govern a massive, unwieldy state as an absolute monarch without the benefit of personal charisma, reliable subordinates or the momentum of conquest.
2 days ago · "Augustus, Roman emperor, 63 BCE–14 CE" published on by Oxford University Press.
2 days ago · The conflict eventually led to the destruction of her family, with Caligula as the sole male survivor. In 26, Tiberius withdrew from public life to the island of Capri, and in 31, Caligula joined him there. Tiberius died in 37 and Caligula succeeded him as emperor, at the age of 24.
2 days ago · His grandfather became suffect consul in July of either 21 or 22, and was known as a personal friend of Emperor Tiberius (r. 14–37), accompanying the emperor during his voluntary seclusion on Capri from 23 onwards, dying in 33. Nerva's father finally attained the consulship under the Emperor Caligula.
2 days ago · Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( / ˈtaɪtəs / TY-təs; 30 December 39 – 13 September AD 81) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, becoming the first Roman emperor to succeed his biological father. Before becoming emperor, Titus gained renown as a military commander ...
5 days ago · The Byzantine Empire, also the Eastern Roman Empire, stands among the most **powerful** and **long-lasting** empires ever. As the successor to the Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire thrived for more than a thousand years (about 330 to 1453) with many dynasties and emperors. With so many rulers, not all left a big mark.
2 days ago · Valerie Tiberius is the Paul W. Frenzel Chair in Liberal Arts and Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Her most recent book is What Do You Want out of Life?:
