A s was the Roman custom, Augustus adopted his stepson Tiberius as his heir, and Tiberius became Rome’s second emperor in 14 ...

Never the preferred heir, Tiberius (42 BC – 37 AD / reigned 14 – 37 AD) soon showed why Augustus had wanted someone else. His political inability, poor judgment and jealousy led Rome into a ...

Nevertheless, Augustus clung onto power for another 10 years. When he died, in 14 AD, the Senate declared him a god. With his two grandsons already dead, power passed to his stepson, Tiberius.

Lifting the curtain on the life of the controversial emperor Tiberius.

Explores the history of the Roman Empire through the eyes of Empress Livia Drusilla, examining the reign of her husband Augustus, as well as the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.

Pagan Rome, 37 A.D. As the frail, syphilis-ridden, and half-mad Emperor Tiberius nears the end of his reign, Prince Gaius Augustus Germanicus, known as Caligula, arrives at the depraved ruler's ...