Emperor Tiberius
Emperor Tiberius Tiberius was born in 42 BC. Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusila are the parents of Tiberius. His parents divorced when Tiberius was four years old, and his mother married Augustus. At first, Tiberius wasn’t supposed to take the throne, but since Augustus’s own three sons died in his life time, Tiberius was the only option. Tiberius was married to Vipsiania, and they had a son named Drusus. After the death of Julia’s husband Agrippa, Tiberius was forced to divorce Vipsiania and marry Julia by Augustus. Julia is the daughter of Augustus. Tiberius married Julia in 11 BC. Around 6 BC, Tiberius retired as emperor. When Gaius and Lucius, Augustus’s grandsons died, Augustus called Tiberius out of retirement. Tiberius was recognized as Augustus’s successor. Tiberius was liked by the ordinary people of Rome because of he cut taxes and cut down on the prices of luxury. He tried to keep peace in Rome. Also, he improved the civil services. Tiberius was known for making a good fair tax system. Tiberius may have died of natural causes or may have been murdered. The theory is he may have been smothered on his death bed by a guy named Macro. People were not upset at all that Tiberius died. They were actually glad because they really didn’t like him at all. The people of Rome threw a party in the effect of his death. The funeral will be held outside of the emperor’s castle. It will start at 1:30 pm and end at 3:00pm. His body will be buried next to his mom and son.
Works Cited
Adkins, Lesley, and A. Roy. Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome, New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1994
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“The Mighty Emperors of Powerful Rome.” 1pp. Online. Internet. 22 Sept. 2012. Available: http://www.omnibusol.com/emperors.html.
“Tiberius” (2006) 1pp. Online. Internet. 6 Oct. 2012. Available:
Works Cited
Adkins, Lesley, and A. Roy. Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome, New York: Facts On File, Inc., 1994
“Illustrated History of The Roman Empire.” 1pp. Online. Internet. 22 Sept. 2012. Available: http://www.roman-empirenet/index.html.
“The Mighty Emperors of Powerful Rome.” 1pp. Online. Internet. 22 Sept. 2012. Available: http://www.omnibusol.com/emperors.html.
“Tiberius” (2006) 1pp. Online. Internet. 6 Oct. 2012. Available:
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