It was a tremendous embarrassment for the failing Roman Empire, and it worsened an already terrible crisis. Called “the ...

Augustus had outlived his preferred heirs - his two grandsons. So when he died, it was his son-in-law, Tiberius, who became emperor. Tiberius knew he was not first choice. So did everybody else.

After Augustus’ death, the Roman Empire was plagued by a series of rulers who failed to live up to the political and social standards that Augustus had set. Augustus’ successor, Tiberius ...

Ancient manuscripts detailing the events during the Roman Empire are believed to contain ... suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators ...

Revealing, insightful, and often quite witty, Tiberius and his Age will prove a good read for anyone interested in the early Roman Empire.

The Roman Empire was created and controlled by its ... In 14 AD, just after Tiberius had become emperor, a mutiny broke out among legions in central Europe. Soldiers complained that Rome was ...

Good old Livy (59 B.C.-A.D. 17) in his Early History of Rome, Vol. I, tells us that “the study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind” and ...

His study is pivotal for understanding the propagation of Christianity within the Roman Empire following ... the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators ...

In the worst, it faces the fall of the Roman Empire. As it was for Rome ... and Augustus was succeeded without question by his stepson, Tiberius. The same arguments currently being made by ...