Sejanus was related through his mother to the distinguished senatorial family Cornelii Lentuli. BookFiveXLIV Agrippina was accused of poisoning Claudius. Livia was the first Roman Empress and third wife of Augustus. Asinius Gallus, Lucius was a grandson of Pollio, and son of Asinius Gallus Salonius. In 54 AD, elderly and lame from birth Emperor Claudius is writing his biography and the history of his family. Sejanus sends word to have the head removed and the prank discovered. Brutus ultimately ordered his death. He died in prison in 33AD, of starvation. Antistius was a physician who examined Caesars body after his assassination. Apollo in Greek mythology was the son of Zeus and Leto, and had a twin sister, Artemis. In 17th century France, the fall of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin was celebrated in a political pamphlet that also drew parallels with the career of Sejanus, L'Ambitieux ou le portraict d'Aelius Sejanus en la personne du Cardinal Mazarin (Paris, 1642). He was consul for a second time in 42BC. Actium was the ancient name of a promontory of western Greece in northwestern Acarnania, at the mouth of the Sinus Ambracius (Gulf of Arta) opposite Nicopolis, which was later founded by Augustus on the north side of the strait. 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. It was published in the First Folio in 1623. Sejanus, in full Lucius Aelius Sejanus, (died 31 ce ), chief administrator of the Roman Empire for the emperor Tiberius, alleged murderer of Tiberius's only son, Drusus Caesar, and suspect in a plot to overthrow Tiberius and become emperor himself. It is now a suburb of Rome, which is 25 km distant. 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. BookThreeIX BookThreeXI Tiberius there in 20BC. [ 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. 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. Atilius, Marcus, a poet and playwright of the second century BC, mentioned by Cicero. Sign up for a new account in our community. The law was introduced by the suffect consuls of that year, Marcus Papius Mutilus and Quintus Poppaeus Secundus, though they themselves were unmarried. - 18 octombrie 31 d.Hr), cunoscut sub numele de Sejanus ( pronunie englez: /sdens/ [3] ), a fost un soldat ambiios, prieten i confident al mpratului roman Tiberius. BookOneIV Caesar decided to study rhetoric with him. [99], The aim of some later novels has been to concentrate as much on local colour as on the story. He gained a decisive victory over the Vitellians at Betriacum in October 69, and then stormed and set fire to Cremona. Aesculapius was a god of medicine and healing in ancient Greek and Roman religion. Apollophanes, one of Sextus Pompeys admirals. Lepida married, by 13AD, Appius Junius Silanus. Antonius Hybrida, Gaius, was the uncle of the triumvir Mark Antony. Is this the exception that prooved the rule? BookFiveII Claudius born during his consulship. Albia Terentia was the emperor Othos mother. From then on Agrippa played a major part in Augustus career, as military commander and admiral, also undertaking major public works inRome and elsewhere, and writing works on geography (following his survey of the Empire) and other subjects. This child would become the Emperor Nero. BookFiveXX Caligula had the obelisk transported from Heliopolis via Alexandria in 37AD. Edward Togo Salmon wrote that, In the whole twenty two years of Tiberius' reign, not more than fifty-two persons were accused of treason, of whom almost half escaped conviction, while the four innocent people to be condemned fell victims to the excessive zeal of the Senate, not to the Emperor's tyranny. [77] It has been conjectured that he was put to death as a friend of Sejanus. Meleager who lusted after her awarded her the boar-skin. He appears to have fallen victim to Domitian. n. l. - 18. jna 31 m) byl velitel pretorinsk gardy a na krtk as druh nejmocnj mu ma.Seianus slouil v pretorinsk gard u za vldy csae Augusta, ale teprve za vldy csae Tiberia zaala jeho hvzdn karira". It is conventional to call him Octavius when referring to events between 63BC and 44BC, Octavian (or Octavianus) when referring to events between 44BC and 27BC, and Augustus when referring to events after 27BC. BookTwoLXXXII Augustus took baths in Albulan waters, and borrowed the dureta from Moorish Spain. BookOneLVI He forbade the circulation of some of Caesars minor works. [39] Only Caligula, the youngest son of Germanicus, managed to survive the purges of Sejanus, by moving to Capri with Tiberius in AD 31.[40]. There, Achilles was disguised as a girl and lived among Lycomedes daughters, under the name Pyrrha (the red-haired). It was not until after Tiberius death in 37AD that the temple was completed and dedicated by Caligula, who bridged over it to join the Palace to the Capitol. Seneca tells us that her father most likely incurred Sejanus' displeasure for criticising him because he had commissioned a statue of himself. BookThreeVII Tiberius child by Julia died there in 10BC. In 36BC, he was made king by triumvir Mark Antony, whom, however, he deserted after Actium. BookSevenVI Galba was governor of Aquitania for almost a year. BookSixXXXIX Paeon, the Healer, was an epithet of Apollo, as was the contrary name of the Far-Darter. 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. The camp was purged of mutineers by the Praetorians and the legions returned to the winter barracks. [50], When it became obvious to Tiberius that support for Sejanus was not as strong as the emperor had feared, his next step was to choose Naevius Sutorius Macro, previously prefect of the vigiles (Roman police and fire department), to replace Sejanus and effect his downfall. [15] However this privileged position caused resentment among the senatorial class and the imperial family, in particular earning him the enmity of Tiberius' son Drusus Julius Caesar. [50] The ensuing confusion was successful in alienating Sejanus from many of his followers. BookFourLII Caligula took Alexanders breastplate from the sarcophagus there. Her father Agrippa died in March, 12BC. [90], Elsewhere in Europe there were other dramatic adaptations of the story. He was consul in 40BC. After Caesars murder, he proposed an agrarian law in favor of the people and Caesars veterans, and took part in the operations at Mutina (43BC). Mendes was Djedet, the modern Tell El-Ruba. BookFiveXLII The Musaeum, or Mouseion, at Alexandria which included the famous Library was founded by Ptolemy I Soter, or Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Sejanus is reminded of other ill omens: the breaking of his bed, the cat that ran between his legs. In 23BC, when Augustus was seriously ill, Musa cured the illness with cold baths, drinks and compresses, but reputedly failed to save Marcellus in his illness. They had at least two children: a daughter Livia Drusilla and a son Marcus Livius Drusus, who served as a Roman consul. BookTwoXVII BookTwoLXXI Augustus captured the city in 30BC. By AD 23 the enmity between the two men had reached a critical point. Eriphyle, his mother, was bribed to send her husband (and her son Alcmaeon) into battle against Thebes. BookFourXXV His habit of seducing other mens wives. Nero, who was Germanicus's grandson not son, wasn't born for another fifteen years or so after Claudius Drusus was betrothed to Sejanus's daughter Aelia Junilla. Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar (23 September 63BC 19 August 14AD) was the first ruler of the Roman Empire, from January 27BC until his death. He appears to have written biographies of famous men. Aelius Plautius Lamia Aemilianus, Lucius was consul suffectus in 80AD, under Titus, and the first husband of Domitians wife Domitia Longina. Find out more on my blog here at UNRV. Agrippina, Vipsania the the Elder (14BC - 33AD) was the wife of Germanicus, second granddaughter to Augustus; sister-in-law, stepdaughter and daughter-in-law to Tiberius; mother to Caligula; maternal second cousin and sister-in-law to Claudius and maternal grandmother to Nero. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lucius-Aelius-Sejanus, Ancient History Encyclopedia - Biography of Sejanus. Their son Drusus the Younger was born in 13BC. [42] His birthday was publicly observed and statues were erected in his honour. In AD 31, despite his equestrian rank, Sejanus shared the consulship with Tiberius in absentia,[41] and finally became betrothed to Livilla. Annius Milo Papianus, Titus was a political agitator, the son of Gaius Papius Celsus, but adopted by his maternal grandfather, Titus Annius Luscus. BookOneVII His statue in the temple of Hercules (Heracles) in Cadiz. BookTwoXCIV Alexander, and Augustus, sacrificed at an altar to Liber-Dionysus in Thrace, possibly at Perperikon. [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. Agrippina, Vipsania the Younger, (36BC - 20AD) was the daughter of Agrippa by his first wife Pomponia Caecilia Attica, and thereby the granddaughter of Ciceros friend, the knight Caecilius Atticus. Antony was defeated by Octavian at the naval Battle of Actium, and in a brief land battle at Alexandria. BookThreeLXX Tiberius made a filial sacrifice in his memory. 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