16 mar 37 año - Tiberius's Death

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Tiberius died in Misenum on 16 March AD 37, months before his 78th birthday. Tacitus relates that the emperor appeared to have stopped breathing. He is suspected to have been smothered with a pillow by Caligula himself or a praetorian guard, Macro. In his will, Tiberius nominated Caligula and Tiberius Gemellus as his joint heirs. Caligula's first act on becoming Princeps was to void Tiberius' will.

During the reign of Tiberius, which lasted for 23 years, he lived a life full of suspicions. Moreover, he made the island of Capri the place for the sentence to death of all people whom he suspected. Also, historians claim that he was a depraved sexual predator with exceptional fantasy. However, Tiberius was a talented military commander and highly respected leader of the Senate, but he almost didn’t have friends.

To become a candidate for the imperial throne, Tiberius was forced to divorce his beloved and pregnant wife, Vispania Agrippa (daughter of Marcus Agrippa). This decision was based on the orders of Augustus, who wanted Tiberius to marry Julia. In 12 BCE, they married, but Julias’ reputation pushed Augustus to exile her from Rome, and she died in 14 CE because of starvation. Importantly, Tiberius never showed great enthusiasm for coming to power. Moreover, he was adopted by Augustus when he was in his forties, which was an uncommon practice in Rome.

Tiberius’ mother always thought that she led him to power, and Livia wasn’t satisfied to have leadership in equal rules with him. Many historians claim that Livia somehow influenced the death of Augustus, after which she was removed from public affairs. At the same time, Tiberius refused to have any contact with her until her death in 29 CE, when she was already 86 years old.

highlights:
-Practically forced to be emperor by his mother, Livia
-Spent a large portion of his emperorship in self-imposed exile. While in Capri, Tiberius left his trusted ally Lucius Aelius Sejanus, head of the Praetorian Guard, virtually in charge of Rome, in all but name.
-Tiberius was an impressive army general.
-Despised by the public.

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