He would later however be adopted into the Plebian Aelia gens. Sejanus scoffs at superstition, but agrees to have a sacrifice burnt at his personal altar to . He was consul in 77BC, the year after Sullas death. Popular in Ancient Rome, the farces were usually played after longer items such as pantomime. 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. BookTwoXVI Mark Antonys taunting of Augustus regarding Naulochus. Afranius, Lucius, d. 46BC was a legatus and client of Pompey. He was proconsul of Asia in 58BC. BookSixXIX Nero abandoned his planned tour to Alexandria due to a portent. His sons were Dionysius and Nicanor. [27], Germanicus had died in AD 19, in somewhat suspicious circumstances in Syria. BookFiveXLIII Claudius appeared to repent of having married her. Asinius Marcellus, Marcus was consul in 54AD. BookFiveXXV Claudius stopped sick slaves being abandoned on the Island. BookTwoXVI Mentioned as having been proscribed by Octavian. Astura, now Torre Astura, formerly an island is now a peninsula, and lies on the coast of Latium, at the southeast extremity of the Bay of Antium, on the road to Circeii. BookEightIII Caenis was a former slave and secretary of hers. Accius (170BC - c. 86BC), or Lucius Attius, was a tragedian and literary scholar. Actius, was a comic actor whose freedom was purchased by Tiberius. After the pacification of the east and the the Battle of Philippi, during which he remained in Rome, Lepidus assumed rule of the western provinces of Hispania and Africa. Does this make any since? BookThreeLI His comments about Tiberius in letters to Livia. Aquitania or Gallia Aquitania was a province of the Roman Empire, bordered by the provinces of Gallia Lugdunensis, Gallia Narbonensis, and Hispania Tarraconensis. BookFourX Caligula lived with her until her exile. BookFiveXXV He had prohibited Romans in Gaul from participating in Druidic rites. I don't know too much about Antony's children. 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. pp. Aborigines, a term used here for the indigenous population of Latium. His brother was Lucius. Asiaticus was a freedman and catamite of Vitellius. Sallust describes them as uncultured, other sources disagree, however, and describe a monarchical organized community. BookTwoXIX A plot mentioned to free him from Planasia. After Augustus death Roman historians claimed that Agrippas journey to Mytilene was a self-imposed exile as a result of Augustus preference for his own nephew Marcellus. By BookTwoV He was consul in the year of Augustus birth, 63BC. BookTwoXIX He was executed by Augustus in 30BC for conspiring against him. Aponius Saturninus was a praetor at the time of Caligula. Sometime after 2 BC,[8] Strabo was appointed prefect of the Praetorian Guard, one of the two most powerful positions a Roman knight could attain in the Empire. BookThreeLXVIII His comments on Tiberiuss mannerisms. BookTwoLXIII He married Claudia Marcella the Elder, daughter of Octavia the Younger in 28BC, and Julia the Elder in 21BC. In 16BC, she married the Roman general and consul Nero Claudius Drusus the Elder, the stepson of her uncle Augustus, second son of Livia Drusilla and brother of future Emperor Tiberius. Lepidus mother was Junia Secunda, a sister to Marcus Junius Brutus. 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. And since Pontius Pilate was a nominee of Sejanus and implicated in his anti-Jewish policies, it encouraged the inclusion of Sejanus in novels dealing with the circumstances of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon (356BC 323BC), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. [46] According to Juvenal, a letter was sent from Capri with orders to execute Sejanus without a trial. He was son-in-law to Augustus, maternal grandfather of the Emperor Caligula, father-in-law of the Emperors Tiberius and Claudius, and maternal great-grandfather of the Emperor Nero. BookEightXXX Titus on his way to Alexandria 70/71AD. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. 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. During the 20s, Sejanus gradually accumulated power by consolidating his influence over Tiberius and eliminating potential political opponents, including the emperor's son Drusus Julius Caesar. I don't believe under the Republic proper there were such instances (but Augustus famously had Caesarion murdered). As early as 20, Sejanus had sought to solidify his connection with the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed he was the product of her incest with her father Augustus. BookThreeXXXVIII The furthest from the City that Tiberius travelled during his period in Rome, after his accession. With her as an accomplice, Drusus was slowly poisoned and died of seemingly natural causes on September 13, 23AD. [5], Sejanus was later adopted into the Aelia gens, possibly by Gaius Aelius Gallus the prefect, or Sextus Aelius Catus his half-brother's half-brother, and by Roman custom became known as Lucius Aelius Seianus or simply as Seianus. BookTwoXVIII Augustus had his sarcophagus opened c. 31BC, and crowned the mummified corpse as a mark of respect. This child would become the Emperor Nero. They had several children, but only three survived, Germanicus, Livilla, and Claudius. [54] Following the issue of damnatio memoriae by the Senate, Sejanus' statues were torn down and his name obliterated from all public records, even from coins, as in the one pictured opposite. BookTwoLXIX BookTwoLXX He accused Augustus of various adulteries and debaucheries. In Tom Holla Continue Reading 21 1 Sponsored by Trust Inform [11] Augustus was careful however to uphold the republican veneer of this regime, and only allowed nine cohorts to be formed (one fewer than in a normal Roman legion), which were inconspicuously scattered across various lodging houses in the city, and commanded by two prefects. Paulus joined Marcus Junius Brutus and after Brutus suicide in 42BC, was pardoned, living out his remaining years at Miletus. BookFourXXIV BookFourXXIX She and her sister Livilla were exiled by Caligula. BookTwoXLIII His grandson Aeserninus was injured in the Troy Game, which led Asinius to complain to Augustus. He was then used to implicate Neros wife Octavia in adultery, but was subsequently banished and died in Sardinia. He was later consul in 62. A. Chaulk (1923), A later fictional treatment of the historical episode appeared as the first story of Edward Maturin's Sejanus, and Other Roman Tales (New York 1839). Sejanus was born into the Plinth family as the only child of Strabo and Mrs. Plinth, a wealthy couple from District 2. 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. The camp was purged of mutineers by the Praetorians and the legions returned to the winter barracks. His Libri ad Edictum embraced a commentary, not only on the edicts of the praetors, but also on that of the curule aediles. c. 25BC, Antonia married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16BC). What caused his downfall is unclear:[44] ancient historians disagree about the nature of his conspiracy, whether it was Tiberius or Sejanus who struck first and in which order subsequent events occurred. BookThreeLXX His name among the girls was the subject of one of Tiberiuss questions to the grammarians. Agrippina was married to . He recalls an encounter with the Sibyl, who recognizes him from his stutter and tells him that his account will be famous in 1900 years time. He fled to Europe with a small group of followers and surrendered to the Romans there. This was prefaced with a tongue-in-cheek dedication to Lord Bute, denying that there can be any comparison between the conduct of Sejanus and that of his lordship. Aqui esto muitos exemplos de frases traduzidas contendo "CONNECTION WITH THE FAMILY" - ingls-portugus tradues e motor de busca para ingls tradues. Disagreement between Octavian and Antony erupted into civil war, the Final War of the Roman Republic, in 31BC. Ariminum, modern Rimini, is located on the Adriatic, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. 39BC) was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. He died in prison in 33AD, of starvation. The stock comic characters may have formed the basis for the characters of the Commedia dell'arte, and Punch and Judy. Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. BookFiveXXV Armenian envoys at the court of Claudius. Lepidus served as a Roman Senator, and was executed by Octavian (Augustus), as a leader in a conspiracy against him. They included Jean de Magnon's rhyming tragedy, Sejanus (1647) and Henri van der Zande's De dood van Elius Sejanus of Spiegel voor der vorsten gunstelingen (The death of Sejanus, a mirror for the favourites of princes, Amsterdam 1716). BookFiveXLIV Agrippina was accused of poisoning Claudius. [26] Tiberius was already in his sixties, thus the possibility of Drusus succeeding his father in the near future loomed large. At a young age, he went to school with Marcus, whom he would later mentor in the Hunger Games. I apsolutely don't agree with Tiberius's orders to kill Sajanus's children. His maternal grandparents were Augustus and his second wife Scribonia. During the incidents, Tiberius was hiding on Capri, ready to flee to Asia if things got dicey. BookEightXIX Their mockery of Vespasians stinginess. Antonius, Gaius (d. 42BC) was the second son of Marcus Antonius Creticus and Julia Antonia, and thus, younger brother of Mark Antony, the triumvir and enemy of Augustus. He was stripped of all his offices except that of Pontifex Maximus. [38] Agrippina and two of her sons, Nero and Drusus were arrested and exiled in AD 30, and later starved to death in suspicious circumstances. Apis or Hapis, was a bull-deity symbolic of strength and fertility worshipped in the Memphis region of Egypt. Antium, modern Anzio, is a city on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about 35 miles south of Rome. That year a mutiny had broken out among legions posted in Pannonia and Germania. Named after Atella, an Oscan town in Campania, where they were invented, they were originally written in Oscan and imported into Rome in 391BC. BookFourVIII The birthplace of Caligula according to Suetonius. Tiberius was well aware of his vulnerability as emperor, that at any moment an envious rival might attempt to push him aside, and that in roman societies family bonds were very strong. Antonius Primus, Marcus (b. before 36AD - d. after 81AD) was born at Tolosa (Toulouse) in Gaul. This was the island where her mother Julia the Elder had been banished. BookSevenV She made advances to Galba after the death of Domitius. During the civil war, Gaius was a legate of Julius Caesar (49BC), and entrusted, with Publius Cornelius Dolabella, with the defence of Illyricum against the Pompeians. BookFourXXX Caligula called the Senate disparagingly friends of Sejanus. Strabo married into equally illustrious families. On October 24, Sejanus' eldest son Strabo was arrested and executed. In his work he praised Tiberius and Sejanus, even defending the latter's high position in the government, despite not ranking higher than equestrian. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Sejanus attempted to marry into the Julio-Claudian family. 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. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius (c. 77BC - c. 14BC) was nephew to Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the Triumvir, and son of his brother Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paulus. The document has been studied for details of his personal life, for his opinions, and for his attitudes towards his two daughters, Susanna and Judith, and their respective husbands, John Hall and Thomas Quiney.The best-known passage of the will is the bequest to the wife of his . Ultimately, however, they did not get married due to the fact that a few days later Claudius Drusus died of asphyxia. [42] With most of the political opposition crushed, Sejanus felt his position was unassailable. It has been argued that the Senate gave him an imperium greater than that of any other provincial governor in the East (imperium majus). It included provisions against adultery and celibacy and complemented and supplemented Augustus Lex Julia de Maritandis Ordinibus of 18BC and the Lex Iulia de Adulteriis Coercendis of 17BC. His house belonged to the so called Equites, the equestrian or knightly class, which were the lower of the two highest social classes within the Roman republic and empire. Sejanus despised the Jews and wanted to exterminate their race. [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. Lepidus was executed. [27], The loss of his son was a major blow to Tiberius, personally and politically. BookSixXXV The Pythian Games (Delphic Games) were held every four years at the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. BookThreeLII BookThreeLIII BookThreeLXIV BookFourXXX Tiberiuss cruel treatment of her, and her banishment to Pandataria. He restored the Appia, Anio Vetus, and Marcia, and combined an existing aqueduct, the Tepula, with a new aqueduct, the Julia. They occupied the upper reaches of the valleys of the Anio, Tolenus and Himella; the last two being mountain streams running northward to join the Nar. Subsequently Lepidus was accused of usurping power in Sicily and of attempted rebellion and was forced into exile at Circeii. Don't you think that Ursus' conclusions make a lot of sense? They had at least six sons. BookFiveI His love for Drusus the Elder, and his praise of him after his death. Aelia Junilla (Q4531268) daughter of Sejanus Aelia Iunilla Junilla Iunilla edit Statements instance of human 1 reference sex or gender female 0 references country of citizenship Ancient Rome 0 references Roman praenomen no value 0 references Roman nomen gentilicium Aelia 0 references date of birth 20 CE Gregorian sourcing circumstances circa BookFourXV Caligula interred the ashes of his mother Agrippina the Elder and brother Nero in the Mausoleum of Augustus. Claudius was a brother of Germanicus. 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. BookTwoXXII Augustus celebrated his victories in Egypt in his triple-triumph of 29BC. 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. Adminius, Amminius or Amminus was a son of Cunobelinus, ruler of the Catuvellauni, a tribe of Iron Age Britain. Lucius Aelius Sejanus, commonly known as Sejanus, was an ambitious soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. To secure his position, Sejanus secretly plotted against Drusus and seduced his wife Livilla. BookTwoXVII His will opened, his defeat at Actium, and his suicide. BookTwoXII BookThreeIV Antony fled to join him after Mutina. In 59BC, he was accused of having taken part in the Catiline conspiracy and of extortion in his province. By fueling his paranoia towards Agrippina and the Senate, he induced the emperor to withdraw to the countryside of Campania, which he did in AD 26, and finally to the island of Capri, where he lived until his death in AD 37. 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. It's easy! The Battle of Actium was fought between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, on 2 September 31BC, in the Ionian Sea nearby. Forced into exile in Sardinia, he died soon afterwards. Atellan farces, also known as the Oscan Plays were a collection of vulgar farces, containing lots of low comedy and rude jokes. [34] Guarded by the Praetorians, Sejanus easily controlled all information that passed between Tiberius and the capital. Marcellus was a Senator in Claudius and Neros reigns. He is also known to have been a member of the Arval Brethren, a priestly college. Ambrani: possibly a Ligurian tribe of the coastal region of north-western Italy around Genoa. [31] To Sejanus, Agrippina's sons Nero Caesar, Drusus Caesar and Caligula were a threat to his power. 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. [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. BookFiveXIII Asinius Gallus was his grandson. [37] Instead, Tiberius addressed a number of contradictory letters to the Senate, some of which praised Sejanus and his friends and some of which denounced them. BookFourLVII Fortunas worship at Antium included a celebrated oracle, only slightly less famous than the oracle of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste. Aufidia was the maternal grandmother of Tiberius. Aelia Paetina was the daughter of the consul of 4AD, Sextus Aelius Catus. BookThreeXXII He was executed at Augustus death on the written orders of Augustus, possibly signed by Livia and with the complicity of Tiberius. [23] At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was nonetheless prevented when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. Arverni were a Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France. The actual date the Castra Praetoria was founded may have been AD 20. BookEightVII Vespasian seized Alexandria, the key to Egypt, in 69AD. Acte, Claudia, was a freedwoman who became a mistress of the emperor Nero. 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 succeeded Augustus, who founded the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Aetolia is is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. BookFourXXXVIII Caligula ignored discharge certificates issued by him. BookTwoXXXIV BookFourVII Her children by Germanicus. Literature in general and Rome in particular. Audasius, Lucius, was charged with forgery and conspired against Augustus. He gained a decisive victory over the Vitellians at Betriacum in October 69, and then stormed and set fire to Cremona. BookTwoXXX The Via Flaminia to Rimini was rebuilt at Augustus personal expense. He supported Vespasian as emperor in 70AD, but in 72AD, was accused of conspiring with Parthia. As early as AD 20, Sejanus had sought to strengthen his ties to the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. Deaths of two notable Romans; Lucius Volusius In this Antonia sends the letter of accusation to Tiberius via Claudius, after discovering her daughter is plotting with Sejanus. BookOneV Supported by Lucius Cornelius Cinna. [52] Although the Praetorian Guard proved faithful to the aging Tiberius, their potential political power had been made clear. Prime Minister Robert Walpole was attacked in 1735 in the course of a popular skit, C----- and country: A play of seven actsthe whole concluding with the grand masque, call'd, The downfall of Sejanus; its authorship is attributed to 'a masquerader' and in the printed version the masque precedes the play, although it is performed last. Aforementioned Nero engaged to Tiberius' son Drusus' daughter Julia - widely celebrated; Claudius' son Drusus engaged to Sejanus' daughter Junilla; Widely condemned. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/ s d e n s /), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. [96] The first of these was Miles Gerald Keon's Dion and the Sibyls: A Classic Christian Novel (London, 1866);[97] later examples include Paul L. Maier's Pontius Pilate (Grand Rapids MI 1968)[98] and Chris Seepe's The Conspiracy to Assassinate Jesus Christ (Toronto 2012). Tacitus portrays Sejanus as one of the most infamous and sinister characters in all of Roman history. BookThreeLVII His legacies left to the people. Copyright 2000-2023 A. S. Kline, All Rights Reserved. After the alliance between his father and Octavian ended, the engagement was terminated. BookTwoXCIII Augustus disdained to visit the Apis sanctuary. BookFourXXVI Grandfather of Ptolemy of Mauretania. [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. Acerronius Proculus, Gnaeus, was consul in 37AD, the year in which Tiberius died. Cicero stated that Pompey would joke about Balbus, that he was not a person of any importance. Sejanus wants to poison Drusus and conspires with Livia (wife of Drusus Senior, daughter-in-law of Tiberius), whom he wants to marry. Their children were Octavia Minor and Gaius Octavius Thurinus (later known as Augustus). Apollo in Greek mythology was the son of Zeus and Leto, and had a twin sister, Artemis. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus, Lepidus the Younger, (d. 30BC), was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. According to Anthony Everitt's Augustus Antyllus and Caesarion were killed because their parents had them perform their coming of age ceremonies. By 2. BookEightIV Vespasian was wary of her influence over Nero and her animosity towards any friend of Narcissus. [79] This reviews the destruction of his statues after the damnatio memoriae judgment and reflects on the fickleness of public opinion. She had a brother, Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, who also served as Praetorian Prefect in 70AD under Vespasian. When Sejanus was executed his children were also killed. He had been married to Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus. BookTwoLXXXII Augustus took baths in Albulan waters, and borrowed the dureta from Moorish Spain. BookSevenVI Galba was governor of Aquitania for almost a year. BookOneLXXXII He prevented Caesars assassins carrying out their plans after the assassination. [ 23] Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. BookOneLV He doubted the authenticity of some of Julius Caesars extant speeches. Sejanus Quotes. 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. 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. [33] Alarmed by this sudden denigration, Sejanus changed his plans and began to isolate Tiberius from Rome. BookThreeLVIII Tiberiuss abuse of the law of lese-majesty regarding Augustus. When Tiberius withdrew to Capri in 26, Sejanus became de facto ruler of the empire. The second daughter and fourth child of Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Agrippina married her second maternal cousin Germanicus between 5 and 1BC. 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. BookEightXXIX First wife of Titus c. 62AD, dying shortly afterwards. Atalanta, was a huntress in Greek mythology who joined Meleager and other heroes in the Calydonian Boar Hunt. [37] Among those who perished were Gaius Asinius Gallus, a prominent senator and opponent of Tiberius who was linked to Agrippina's faction. He is claimed as an early Christian convert. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus (the Triumvir) (b. c. 89BC or 88BC, d. late 13BC or early 12BC) rose to become a member of the Second Triumvirate and Pontifex Maximus. Sometime early in the reign, Tiberius allowed him to concentrate the praetorian guard, who had previously been . He appears to have fallen victim to Domitian. BookTwoVIII BookTwoXIII He formed the Second Triumvirate, with Octavian and Lepidus. Sejanus was born around 20 BC at Volsinii, Etruria, into the Seii, the family of Lucius Seius Strabo. He raised Atias children alongside his own son and daughter from a previous marriage and arranged Octavias first marriage, to the consul and senator Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor. Asinius Pollio, Gaius (75BC 4AD) was a soldier, politician, orator, poet, playwright, literary critic and historian, whose lost contemporary History, provided much of the material for Appian and Plutarch. Atius Balbus, Marcus (105BC 51BC) was the son and heir of an elder Marcus Atius Balbus (148BC 87BC) and Pompeia. Her mother Rutilia, was a member of the gens Rutilius cognominated Rufus. It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. BookFourXXXIX Caligula sold off her and Livillas property after they were exiled. BookEightIX She began a shrine to Claudius, completed by Vespasian. Arelate, modern Arles, is a city in the south of France, in the former province of Provence. Antonius Hybrida, Gaius, was the uncle of the triumvir Mark Antony. BookTwoXVIII Augustus also consecrated the site of his camp. 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. [2] With Apicata, Sejanus had two sons, Strabo and Capito Aelianus, and a daughter, Junilla.[3][7]. As early as AD 20, Sejanus had sought to strengthen his ties to the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. 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. Yes Roman boys had a coming-of-age at an age which the paterfamilias saw fit but usually in mid to late teens. Soldier and rioters took to the streets and blood flowed. BookSevenXXXVII Lucius Vitellius, father of the emperor, induced Artabanus to attend a conference and make obeisance to the standards. 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 execution for treason in AD 31. BookSixXLIV Nero intended to equip his concubines as Amazons for his Gallic campaign. Afranius, Lucius was a comic poet, who lived at the beginning of the 1st century BC. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus (6AD - 39AD) was the son of consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus. BookTwoXXII BookThreeVI Augustus celebrated his victory at Actium in his triple-triumph of 29BC. Lucius Aelius Seianus (3 June 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/sdens/), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. BookThreeXI Augustus was ill in 6BC, delaying Tiberius voyage to Rhodes. He also executed Antyllus - Antony's eldest son by Fulvia, although he would have been of age at the time. When Tiberius withdrew to Capri in AD 26, Sejanus was left in control of the administration of the empire. He interceded on behalf of the young Julius Caesar. [67] The power Sejanus attained in his capacity as prefect proved Maecenas right in his prediction to Augustus, that it was dangerous to allow one man to command the guard. One of Caesars legates during the Gallic Wars, massacred with Titurius Cotta and their troops. BookOneLXXIX It was rumoured that Caesar might remove from Rome to Alexandria. In 54 AD, elderly and lame from birth Emperor Claudius is writing his biography and the history of his family. 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