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The Roman History: from Romulus & the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius Free FREE THE ROMAN HISTORY: FROM ROMULUS & THE FOUNDATION OF ROME TO THE REIGN OF THE EMPEROR TIBERIUS PDF Velleius Paterculus,J. C. Yardley,Anthony A. Barrett | 224 pages | 30 Sep 2011 | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc | 9781603845915 | English | Cambridge, MA, United States Tiberius one of the most cruel emperors of ancient Roman Empire Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Yardley Translator. Anthony A. Barrett Translator. This essential document for the study of Roman history traces the story of Rome from Romulus and the foundations of Rome to the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. It is especially valuable to historians and students for its vivid eyewitness The Roman History: From Romulus & the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius of the dramatic years that saw the Roman Empire emerge from the chaos left by the shattered Republic. Rendered with the non-special This essential document for the study of Roman history traces the story of Rome from Romulus and the foundations of Rome to the reign of the Emperor Tiberius. Rendered with the non-specialist in mind, the translation—the first English language translation in nearly ninety years—seeks to remain faithful to the original while avoiding technical and obscure jargon. The volume includes a substantial introduction to Velleius' life and times, and to the literary context of his historical work, as well as generous and detailed notes on the text, a bibliography, map, glossary of unfamiliar terms, and an index. Get A Copy. 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Readers also enjoyed. About Velleius Paterculus. Velleius Paterculus. Marcus Velleius Paterculus possibly: Gaius Velleius Paterculus was a Roman soldier and commander in the early imperial period c. He lived and served under the first emperor Augustus, and then under his adopted son and heir, Tiberius. Paterculus' military career included various significant postings in Europe, and to the eastern empire. His political career was also successful Marcus Velleius Paterculus possibly: Gaius Velleius Paterculus was a Roman soldier and commander in the early imperial period c. His political career was also successful. He was appointed quaestor, and subsequently attainted the penultimate rank of praetor. He is best known to posterity as the author of a brief "Compendium of Roman History", which began with the legendary origins of Rome Troyand concluded with the death of the first empress, the lady Livia, in 29 CE. The history is a useful resource, but shows evidence of bias towards the imperial family and occasional mediocre research. There is no known likeness of Velleius. Books by Velleius Paterculus. Related Articles. Read more Trivia About The Roman History No trivia or quizzes yet. Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. What was the impact of the Emperor Tiberius on the Roman Empire? - The emperor was adopted by Augustus Caesar adopted son of Julius Caesarthe first emperor. Parents of the emperor divorced when he was only 4 years old and mother, Livia, chose another man whom she found better than Nero. This man was the enemy of her ex-husband — Augustus, who married her in 39 BCE. During the reign of Tiberius, which lasted for 23 years, he lived a life full of suspicions. Moreover, he made the island of Capri the place for sentence to death of all people whom he suspected. Also, historians claim that he was a depraved sexual predator with exceptional fantasy. To become a candidate to the imperial throne, Tiberius was forces to divorce his beloved and pregnant wife Vispania Agrippa daughter of Marcus Agrippa. This decision was based on orders of Augustus who wanted Tiberius to marry Julia. Importantly, Tiberius never shown great enthusiasm for coming to the power. Moreover, he was adopted by Augustus when he was in his forties, which was uncommon practice in Rome. Many historians claim that Livia somehow influenced the death of Augustus, after which she was removed from public affairs. At the same time, Tiberius refused to have any contact with her until her death in 29 CE, when she already was 86 years old. Undoubtedly, his military skills and talent of being a general were amazing, but in 6 BCE, Tiberius went into self-imposed exile on Rhodes island without returning to Rome up until 2 CE. He had to receive an official permission from Augustus to come back to Rome and after the death of the first Emperor, Tiberius acquired an allowance to become a new emperor. Despite the fact that his first years of leadership went well, he allowed the Senate to take many decisions instead of deciding by himself. Germanicus Julius Caesar Claudianus was the adopted son of Tiberius, who he adopted at the request of Augustus. Moreover, Germanicus was chosen by many of the generals and supported Tiberius by making his opponents silent. However, Germanicus died suddenly after his illness in 18CE. His widow, Agrippina the Elder, came back to Rome assuming that it was Tiberius, who ordered the death of her son. However among them only Caligula survived and become new emperor of Roman Empire. Drusus was starved to death, while Nero was assassinated. Agrippina also was exiled and dead soon, so Caligula and his sisters started to live with Tiberius on Capri. The death of Germanicus made Tiberius more cruel and historians describe him as a person who loved seeing people suffer. The emperor trusted to his main advisor and Sejanus started to believe that he has all chances to become the next emperor, but he made a fatal mistake. The son of Tiberius by Vispania Julius Caesar Drusus was married to Livillia, named after Livia, and Sejanus started having an affair with The Roman History: From Romulus & the Foundation of Rome to the Reign of the Emperor Tiberius, considering Drusus his main rival. Later, Drusus died by poisoning in 23 CE. In addition, Sejanus divorced with his wife and left his children, but Tiberius denied the request of Livillia and Sejanus to marry in 25 CE. At that period of time, Sejanus already had the forces consisted of The period was difficult for citizens since lived in fear. Video about Tiberius on YouTube. Mother of Livilla wrote to the emperor to inform him that Livilla and Sejanus have a plan to kill Tiberius and Caligula. Tiberius immediately returned to Rome and together with the Senate forced Sejanus to answer to the accusations. Consequently, Sejanus was found guilty and strangled in public. Moreover, his death was definitely cruel since his body was torn limb from limb and remains left to the dogs.
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