Start studying The Julio-Claudians. Copyright 2000-2023 A. S. Kline, All Rights Reserved. [42] His birthday was publicly observed and statues were erected in his honour. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus (6AD - 39AD) was the son of consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus. BookFiveXXVI Her betrothal to Claudius was broken off c. 8AD. . Was a similar instance of a convicted persons offspring (maybe an adult) also being executed recorded during the Republic? BookFourXXIV She caught Caligula and his sister Drusilla in an incestuous relationship. Sallust describes them as uncultured, other sources disagree, however, and describe a monarchical organized community. Massalia however backed Pompey; and when Caesar emerged victorious, Massalia was stripped of its possessions, which were transferred to Arelate. Excavation of the Serapeum at Memphis has revealed the tombs of over sixty sacred bulls, the animals dating from the time of Amenophis III. [15] With these changes in effect, Sejanus now commanded the complete loyalty of a force of around 12,000 soldiers, all of which were at his immediate disposal. In the book version of I Claudius there is a reference to executing a boy in his toga virilis (which Graves translates as "Manly Gown" haha)as a mock coming-of-age ceremony. Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar (23 September 63BC 19 August 14AD) was the first ruler of the Roman Empire, from January 27BC until his death. Syme believes Tacitus delayed mention of these reforms until the year 23 for stylistic reasons. He is best known for being the lover of Julia the Elder. Tacitus portrays Sejanus as one of the most infamous and sinister characters in all of Roman history. BookOneLXXXIV His speech before Caesars bier in the Campus Martius. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. A theme throughout the Annals is Sejanus' antagonism towards Agrippina, indicated as early as 1.69. Lepidus in his younger years was betrothed in 44BC to Antonia the Elder, the eldest daughter of Mark Antony. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. BookOneXXIII He attempted to bring Julius Caesar to trial. BookThreeLIII His granddaughter Agrippina the Elder. This was true of William Percival Crozier's historical romance The Fates Are Laughing (1945), which was written by a classicist with an eye for detail and set during the fall of Sejanus and the reign of Caligula. BookFourVIII A letter of his quoted regarding Caligula. [51][52] On October 18, AD 31, Sejanus was summoned to a Senate meeting by a letter from Tiberius, ostensibly to bestow the tribunician powers upon him. The Praetorian Guard was an elite unit of the Roman army formed by Augustus in 27 BC, with the specific function to serve as a bodyguard to the emperor and members of the imperial family. Tiberius variously announced that he would arrive in Rome the next day or that he was at the point of death. Aurelius Cotta, Gaius (c. 124BC - 73BC) was a Roman statesman and orator. He would later however be adopted into the Plebian Aelia gens. When Sejanus was executed his children were also killed. BookTwoXCIII Augustus disdained to visit the Apis sanctuary. 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. BookFourVIII The birthplace of Caligula according to Suetonius. BookTwoXCII Augustus exchanged the island for that of Capri, with Naples, in 6AD. Sometime in 39AD, Caligula made public letters by his sisters Agrippina the Younger and Julia Livilla detailing adulterous affairs with Lepidus and a plot against the emperor. He gained a decisive victory over the Vitellians at Betriacum in October 69, and then stormed and set fire to Cremona. Pliny estimated the vessels size at a thousand metric tons or so. BookOneLXXXII He prevented Caesars assassins carrying out their plans after the assassination. Children traumatised by the execution of their parents often become embittered adults, and Tiberius was not about to allow enemies to flourish under his nose. [24] Ketan's(Comprehensive(Guide(to(ROMANHISTORY(Part(Three)(2&8) Augustus&separated&Macedoniafrom&Greece&bycreatingthe&province&of&Achaea,&with&its& capital&at&Corinth . BookThreeVII He co-funded the young Tiberius gladiatorial contests in honour of his father and grandfather. He spent the rest of his life in obscurity. Antonius Primus, Marcus (b. before 36AD - d. after 81AD) was born at Tolosa (Toulouse) in Gaul. Atius Balbus, Marcus (105BC 51BC) was the son and heir of an elder Marcus Atius Balbus (148BC 87BC) and Pompeia. 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. By 2. A supporter of Pompey, he was banished by Caesar after Pharsalus, but allowed to return to Rome after Ciceros intercession in 46BC. At dawn, he entered the Senate; while the letter was being read, Macro assumed control of the Praetorian Guard, and members of the vigiles, led by Publius Graecinius Laco, surrounded the building. If not, at what point did it become acceptable to kill innocents because of their parents actions? Apollonius Molon was a Greek rhetorician who flourished about 70 BC. Subsequently Lepidus was accused of usurping power in Sicily and of attempted rebellion and was forced into exile at Circeii. BookTwoIX Augustus (Octavian) involved in civil war there. This gives the clue of how to take what is to follow and consists of a conversation between Punch and the Hangman, opening with the question 'Is this same Sejanus to go out of the World like a Man, or to die the Death of a mad Dog? [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. Caligula later retrieved her ashes and honoured her in Rome. BookFourLVII Fortunas worship at Antium included a celebrated oracle, only slightly less famous than the oracle of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste. They had at least two children: a daughter Livia Drusilla and a son Marcus Livius Drusus, who served as a Roman consul. This was the island where her mother Julia the Elder had been banished. After the death of Drusus (23 ce), he began to systematically attack the position of Drususs mother, Vipsania Agrippina, whose sons were Tiberiuss probable heirs. Paulus joined Marcus Junius Brutus and after Brutus suicide in 42BC, was pardoned, living out his remaining years at Miletus. BookEightIX She began a shrine to Claudius, completed by Vespasian. [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. BookSixV The mother of Gnaeus Domitius, Neros father. BookTwoVIII BookTwoXIII He formed the Second Triumvirate, with Octavian and Antony. BookFiveXIII Asinius Gallus was his grandson. Lucius Aelius Seianus (20 p. Lepidus served as a Roman Senator, and was executed by Octavian (Augustus), as a leader in a conspiracy against him. [82] The prudent need for anonymity is suggested by the arrest of Sir John Eliot, who was sent to the Tower of London for his outspoken criticism of the Duke in the 1626 parliament, comparing him to Sejanus. Being from the Capitol doesn't give you that right. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed that his mother was the product of Augustuss incest with his daughter Julia the Elder. On the promontory was an ancient temple of Apollo Actius, which was enlarged by Augustus (Octavian) who also renewed the quinquennial games known as Actia or Ludi Actiaci. But suddenly, at the end of AD 31, he was arrested, summarily executed and his body unceremoniously cast down the Gemonian stairs. His Libri ad Edictum embraced a commentary, not only on the edicts of the praetors, but also on that of the curule aediles. BookOneXXII Mentioned by Julius Caesar, as an example of female rule. Networks of spies and informers brought the victims to trial with false accusations of treason, and many chose suicide over the disgrace of being condemned and executed. BookSevenXLIII Vitellius deferred accepting the title Augustus. 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. It's a great pity he didn't have the foresight to finish off young Iulus Antony too - it would have saved him an awful lot of heartache in 2BC. My question is: Was a similar instance of a convicted persons offspring (maybe an adult) also being executed recorded during the Republic? Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus, Lepidus the Younger, (d. 30BC), was the only child of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. [45] Unfortunately the relevant section pertaining to this period in the Annals of Tacitus has been lost. [34] Guarded by the Praetorians, Sejanus easily controlled all information that passed between Tiberius and the capital. Acilius Glabrio, Manius was consul with Trajan in 91AD. Don't you think that Ursus' conclusions make a lot of sense? He was charged with treason and sentenced to death; subsequently committing suicide. Sejanus was born into the Plinth family as the only child of Strabo and Mrs. Plinth, a wealthy couple from District 2. [3]:p. 76 Sejanus was once thought to have possibly been a child of this marriage, but Ronald Syme has said that Sejanus' mother was a Junia Blaesa,[4] sister of Junius Blaesus. In 2BC, when Augustus acted against his daughter Julias promiscuity, Antonius was exposed as her lover. BookFiveXXV Claudius stopped sick slaves being abandoned on the Island. BookThreeXLI The Parthians allowed to overrun Armenia c. 30AD - 37AD. BookTwoLXIX BookTwoLXX He accused Augustus of various adulteries and debaucheries. Brutus sided with Pompey despite the fact that Pompey had had Brutus Snr killed. BookOneXXIX Bribed by Caesar to elicit his support. BookThreeVII Tiberius child by Julia died there in 10BC. Axius, Quintus, a wealthy friend of Cicero and Varro. In June of 71AD he was replaced by Vespasians eldest son Titus. Sejanus despised the Jews and wanted to exterminate their race. [2] With Apicata, Sejanus had two sons, Strabo and Capito Aelianus, and a daughter, Junilla.[3][7]. Vipsania Agrippina, also called Agrippina the Elder, (born c. 14 bcdied Oct. 18, ad 33, the island of Pandateria [modern Ventotene Island, Italy], in the Tyrrhenian Sea), daughter of Marcus Agrippa and Julia (who was the daughter of the emperor Augustus), and a major figure in the succession struggles in the latter part of the reign of Tiberius (ruled ad 14-37). BookThreeLXVIII His comments on Tiberiuss mannerisms. He and his lover Cleopatra committed suicide shortly thereafter. After the divorce, in 11BC she married Gaius Asinius Gallus Saloninus, a Senator and son of the orator Asinius Pollio. Actius, was a comic actor whose freedom was purchased by Tiberius. 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. As early as 20 CE, Sejanus, wanting to consolidate his relationship with the royal family, betrothed his 4-year-old daughter Junilla to the son of the future Emperor Claudius - Drusus IV ( Claudius Drusus ). The town was formally established as a colony for veterans of the Roman legion Legio VI Ferrata. BookFiveXI Claudius made By Augustus his most sacred oath. BookSixXI His play The Fire performed for Nero. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. . Here's my point. BookThreeVIII Tiberius acted as his advocate in Rome. [35], Despite the withdrawal of Tiberius from Rome's political scene, the presence of Livia seems to have checked Sejanus' overt power for a time. Asinius Gallus Salonius, Gaius (d. 33AD) was the son of Pollio, and consul in 8BC, and proconsul of Asia in 6/5BC. With the intentions of the emperor no longer clear, it was now deemed a safer course of action in Rome to withdraw from overtly supporting Sejanus until the matter was clearly resolved. BookFiveXI Claudius honoured his grandfather Antonys memory. Sejanus attempted to betrothe his infant daughter Junilla to the future emperor Claudius' son, but Claudius' son died. b. Their only son was named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, after Domitiuss recently deceased father. Apollodorus of Pergamon, was one of the two most prominent teachers of rhetoric in the 1st century BC, the other being Theodorus of Gadara. [36] Sejanus began a series of purge trials of senators and wealthy equestrians in the city, removing those capable of opposing his power as well as extending the imperial (and his own) treasury. BookThreeLXII His rumoured poisoning of Drusus the Younger. BookTwoLXIV His five children by Julia the Elder. BookSixXX The rhythmic clapping of some Alexandrians appealed to Nero. Sejanus attempted to marry into the Julio-Claudian family. Apollophanes, one of Sextus Pompeys admirals. [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. Antonia the Elder (b. By his enmity, men fell. BookFiveII An altar to him dedicated in Lyon, on 1st of August 10BC. [66] The reality of this was seen in AD 31, when Tiberius was forced to rely upon the vigiles against the soldiers of his own guard. Aborigines, a term used here for the indigenous population of Latium. BookFiveIV He was tutor to the young Claudius. BookFiveXXI BookEightXL He had revived the Secular Games in 17BC. BookFiveII Claudius born during his consulship. [68] Cassius Dio notes that after Sejanus, no other prefect except Gaius Fulvius Plautianus, who commanded the Guard under Septimius Severus, would rise to such influence. Ancharia, was the first wife of Gaius Octavius. BookSixXXXIV He was arrested on Neros orders. BookTwoVIII BookTwoXIII He formed the Second Triumvirate, with Octavian and Lepidus. Their only child was their daughter Claudia Antonia, born in 30AD. Ampius Balbus, Titus was first tribune of the plebs then held the praetorship in 59BC. This is the oldest peripteral (possessing a row of columns on each side) Doric temple in the world. Between 17AD and 38AD, Antiochus lived in Rome. BookThreeLVIII Tiberiuss abuse of the law of lese-majesty regarding Augustus. He was born in 14 BC in Rome with the name Nero Claudius Drusus, and is often referred to by historians as Drusus II, Drusus the Younger and Drusus Minor to distinguish him from his paternal uncle, Nero Claudius Drusus, the younger brother of Tiberius after whom Drusus was named. Albano is located in the area in which, according to the legend, Aeneass son, Ascanius, founded Alba Longa. BookThreeXLVII His support for marriage, and the fathering of children. The journey of Aeneas from Troy (with help from Aphrodite), which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgils Aeneid. 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). He restored the Appia, Anio Vetus, and Marcia, and combined an existing aqueduct, the Tepula, with a new aqueduct, the Julia. Their bodies were likewise thrown down the Gemonian stairs. Cordus was brought to trial in AD 25 by Sejanus, under accusations of treason. Aelia Paetina was the daughter of the consul of 4AD, Sextus Aelius Catus. BookOneXXV His death mentioned as an example of a setback for Caesar. Balbus served as a praetor in 62BC and obtained the government of Sardinia. BookFourLII Caligula took Alexanders breastplate from the sarcophagus there. Amidst suspicion of conspiracy, Sejanus was arrested and executed, along with his followers. They came from the area of Reate, drove the Sakrani or Siculi from Lazio and defeated the Umbrians. Didyma was the largest and most significant sanctuary near the great classical city of Miletus. His brother was Lucius. Antiochus was a baker who was claimed as the maternal grandfather of the first of the Vitelli family to become a Roman knight. During an argument Drusus had struck the prefect with his fist,[7] and he openly lamented that "a stranger was invited to assist in the government while the emperor's son was alive". Timon of Athens (The Life of Tymon of Athens) is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. BookSixXLV A cargo of sand for Neros wrestlers arena sent from Alexandria. We use cookies for social media and essential site functions. BookThreeXVII He refused proposals for Tiberius to be granted an honorific surname, in 9AD, but reiterated that Tiberius was his heir. There, Achilles was disguised as a girl and lived among Lycomedes daughters, under the name Pyrrha (the red-haired). 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. The roughly trapezoidal island lies about 30 km from Naples. Artabanus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about 10AD to 38AD. BookFiveXXV He had prohibited Romans in Gaul from participating in Druidic rites. Arrecina Tertulla (d. 62/63AD) was the first wife of the Emperor Titus, and daughter of Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, Praetorian Prefect in 38 under Caligula. Pompeia was a sister to consul Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo, father of triumvir Pompey. Ultimately, however, they did not get married due to the fact that a few days later Claudius Drusus died of asphyxia. [52] Although the Praetorian Guard proved faithful to the aging Tiberius, their potential political power had been made clear. On October 24, Sejanus' eldest son Strabo was arrested and executed. A praetor in 49BC, he ran Rome while Caesar defeated Pompey in Spain, and was rewarded with the consulship in 46BC after the defeat of the Pompeians in the East. BookOneIII Julius Caesar contemplated joining his faction. You need to be a member in order to leave a comment. BookFiveXLII The Musaeum, or Mouseion, at Alexandria which included the famous Library was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, or Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Albanum, the modern Albano Laziale, is in the Alban Hills, in Latium. Ariminum, modern Rimini, is located on the Adriatic, near the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient Ariminus) and Ausa (Aprusa). BookOneXXXIX BookTwoXLIII BookThreeVI BookFourXVIII BookFiveXXI BookSixVII Supposedly Aeneas introduced the Troy Game, into Italy and his son Ascanius imparted it to the Alban kings and through them to the Romans. About 700 lines from his works survive. Apparently the boy would dedicate his childhood clothes at the lararium. He commanded the fleet at Misenum in 60AD, and was employed by Nero to murder Agrippina, his mother. BookTwoI Suetonius life of Augustus follows. Sent to administer Transalpine Gaul, he ultimately brought his army back to Rome, where he was defeated by Catulus in a pitched battle on the Campus Martius. Sejanus was the son of Lucius Sejus Strabo, an equite who became praetorian prefect under Octavian Augustus. BookTwoLXX Apollo the Tormentor or Executioner was supposedly a name under which the god was worshipped in Rome. Ancus Marcius (r. 640BC 616BC) was the fourth King of Rome. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. After Caesars assassination, Octavian, Antony and Lepidus ultimately met on an island in a river near Mutina (Modena), and formed the Second Triumvirate. It is likely that Sejanus' father Strabo came to the attention of Augustus through his father's connection with Maecenas. To have the children assume a brutalised form of adulthood beforehand was to conform to roman custom, and prevent bad luck from the gods disfavour as well as causing an even worse outrage amongst the public for flouting these customs. [7] With her as an accomplice, Drusus was slowly poisoned and died of seemingly natural causes on September 13, AD 23. However, it struggled to escape the shadow of Massalia (Marseille) further along the coast. Since the death of Germanicus, Drusus had been openly groomed as the successor of his father, successfully commanding legions in Illyricum in AD 18,[22] and sharing the consulship with Tiberius in AD 21. [ 22] 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. It has been argued that the Senate gave him an imperium greater than that of any other provincial governor in the East (imperium majus). BookFiveXLV Claudius died during his consulship. BookThreeLII BookThreeLIII BookThreeLXIV BookFourXXX Tiberiuss cruel treatment of her, and her banishment to Pandataria. BookSevenIV Associated with an omen of Galbas accession to power. It lies in present-day southwest France, where it gives its name to the modern region of Aquitaine. Arrecinus Clemens, Marcus was brother to Arrecina Tertulla, the first wife of the Emperor Titus. Season 1. When Tiberius withdrew to Capri in 26, Sejanus became de facto ruler of the empire. Rise to power and prominence. Temenos simply means sacred space. BookTwoXXIX BookTwoXCVII He erected many fine buildings in Rome, including the original Pantheon on the Campus Martius (during his third consulship 27BC). Tiberius probably had recent history in mind. Listen and learn how to say Sejanus correctly historical figure of Ancient Rome) with Julien, "how do you pronounce" free pronunciation audio/video tutorials. Sejanus' brother Lucius Seius Tubero, who became suffect consul in AD 18, was thought to have been a paternal half-brother, from his father Strabo marrying a daughter of Quintus Aelius Tubero[3]:p. 76 but Syme has rejected this, instead he believes that Lucius Seius Tubero was Junia Blaesa's son from a marriage to Quintus Aelius Tubero whom Strabo adopted upon marrying Junia. For he has lived like a sad One, from the first Day that the Emperor Tiberius took him into Favour. Although Rome at first rejoiced at the demise of Sejanus, the city was quickly plunged into more extensive trials as Tiberius persecuted all those who could in any way be tied to the schemes of Sejanus or had courted his friendship. [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. He was exiled and then executed by order of Domitian probably in AD95. BookFourXXIII Caligula accused Livia of being of low birth. Updates? [45] Modern historians consider it unlikely that Sejanus plotted to seize power and, if he had planned so at all, rather might have aimed at overthrowing Tiberius to serve as a regent to Tiberius Gemellus, son of Drusus, or possibly Gaius Caligula. Meleager who lusted after her awarded her the boar-skin. Sejanus' grandfather maintained relations with senatorial families through his marriage with Terentia, a sister of the wife of Gaius Maecenas, who was one of Emperor Augustus' most powerful political allies. Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon (356BC 323BC), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. Aesculapius was a god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek and Roman religion. Aequiculi, Aequicoli, or the Aequi, were an ancient people of northeast Latium and the central Appennines of Italy who were defeated by the Romans, after which substantial colonies were established. [3][59] Because there was no precedent for the capital punishment of a virgin, Junilla was said to have been raped first, with the rope around her neck[55][59] and her body thrown down the Gemonian stairs along with her brother's. Audasius, Lucius, was charged with forgery and conspired against Augustus. Ajax, or strictly Ajax the Greater, was a Greek hero of Homers Iliad, the strongest soldier in the Greek host. [3]:p. 76. Literature in general and Rome in particular. Areus, of Alexandria, was a Stoic or Pythagorean philosopher who enjoyed the favour of Augustus and Livia in Rome. 0, Sejanus had sought to solidify his connection with the imperial family, by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. Over the years he had grown increasingly disillusioned with the position of princeps, and by sharing the tribunician powers with Drusus in AD 22 he had prepared to relinquish some of his responsibilities in favour of his son. BookThreeLVII His legacies left to the people. From being his "assistant in command," Sejanus became by the year 30 his "partner in toil." Sejanus was married to Tiberius' niece and former daughter-in-law, his images were displayed, sacrificed to, and even worshipped in forums and legionary headquarters around the empire. One of the most powerful tribes in ancient Gaul, their most important stronghold was Gergovia, near the present-day commune of Clermont-Ferrand. Antonia the Younger (36BC - 37AD) was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. BookOneVII His statue in the temple of Hercules (Heracles) in Cadiz. Vertalingen in context van "Junilla to" in Engels-Nederlands van Reverso Context: 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. However the betrothal was later broken off. 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. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them. Antonia was the grandmother of the Emperor Caligula. Popular in Ancient Rome, the farces were usually played after longer items such as pantomime. During the civil war, Primus supported Vespasian. BookOneLXXIX It was rumoured that Caesar might remove from Rome to Alexandria. He was raised to the throne by those Parthians who refused to acknowledge Vonones I, whom Augustus had sent from Rome (where he lived as hostage) to succeed his father Phraates IV. When Agamemnon returned, Aegisthus treacherously murdered him. 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. His father was also the second cousin of King Priam of Troy. In 27, however, Sejanus persuaded the emperor to take up residence on Capreae (modern Capri) and in 29 succeeded in having Agrippina and her son Nero exiled. When the script flipped and Sejanus was killed, his son and his daughter were put in front of a bunch of soldiers. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. He had been married to Julia the Elder, daughter of Augustus. The camp was purged of mutineers by the Praetorians and the legions returned to the winter barracks. For a time the most influential and feared citizen of Rome, He fell from power in 31AD, the year of his consulship. The city was famous for its black hellebore, the herb being regarded as a cure for insanity. The remaining children of Sejanus, Capito Aelianus and Junilla, were executed in December of that year. In 55AD he received orders from Nero to make war against Parthia, and in 61AD obtained parts of Armenia. BookFourXXXI The loss of Varus and his legions was a notable event during his reign. BookTwoXVII His will opened, his defeat at Actium, and his suicide. In AD 29 Sejanus orchestrated the trial of Germanicus' widow, Agrippina the Elder, and her sons Drusus and Nero, on a charge . 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. Aquileia was a Roman city at the head of the Adriatic at the edge of the lagoons, about 10 km from the sea, on the river Natiso (modern Natisone), the course of which has altered since Roman times. "343 - When Sejanus, Tiberius' deputy, fell from power, his entire family was executed as well. Sejanus secretly plotted against Drusus and seduced his wife Livilla. Aelius Seianus, Lucius, known as Sejanus (d. 31AD) was an Equestrian by birth, the son of Lucius Seius Strabo who became Governor of Egypt, and succeeded his father as prefect of the Imperial bodyguard, the Praetorian Guard, which he commanded from 14AD until his death in 31AD. BookEightVII Vespasian seized Alexandria, the key to Egypt, in 69AD. BookFourXV Caligula awarded her all Livias honours on his accession in 37AD, before her death in October of that year. Aenaria, modern Ischia, is a volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, at the northern end of the Gulf of Naples. BookThreeLXX Tiberius made a filial sacrifice in his memory. Tiberius was the second Emperor of Rome, reigning from A.D. 14-37. BookThreeIV BookSevenI He married Livia Drusilla, surrendered to him by Tiberius father, Tiberius Nero who divorced her at Augustus request. According to Josephus, it was Antonia, the mother of Livilla, who finally alerted Tiberius to the growing threat Sejanus posed (possibly with information provided by Satrius Secundus), in a letter she dispatched to Capri in the care of her freedman Pallas. Antony was defeated by Octavian at the naval Battle of Actium, and in a brief land battle at Alexandria. a. Sejanus attempted to betrothe his infant daughter Junilla to the future emperor Claudius' son, but Claudius' son died. 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