History
Jews and Romans
Notes on
Tiberius
Tiberius Caesar (42 BC – AD 37)
Born
Son of Livia and
Tiberius Nero (d.32 BC)
39 BC Livia
divorced Tiberius Nero. Married Octavian (Augustus).
Tiberius the
General
Tiberius married Vipsania (whom he loved) -
Daughter of Marcus Agrippa (1st marriage)
21 BC Marcus Agrippa married Julia (daughter of
Augustus).
Marcus Agrippa and Julia had five children.
12 BC Death of Marcus Agrippa
Tiberius forced to marry Julia (whom he hated)
6 BC – AD 2 Lived in exile on
AD 2 Tiberius forced to divorce Julia (sexual
immorality).
Augustus upheld family values.
Julia exiled to
Julia was not allowed visitors but her mother Scribonia was allowed to go into exile with her.
AD 4 Augustus adopts Tiberius as his son.
AD 12 Co-regent with Augustus
AD 14 Emperor (55 years old)
Scribonia was forced by
Tiberius to leave Julia and she died soon after.
Julia died in AD 14 the same year as her father
(Augustus).
Either from starvation or sorrow after hearing
that her last remaining son had been killed.
Emperor Tiberius (14-37)
AD 14 Reign of Tiberius begins.
Period of good government (AD14-26/27)
Tiberius resident in
Tiberius attended Senate meetings.
Easily offended – sensitive nature
Livia – domineering
mother
Known by name, son of Livia
AD 26-27 Tiberius left
Retired to
Thrasyllus – his
astrologer was with him
Retirement inflamed his suspicions, depressions.
AD 29 Livia died
Period of unrest (AD 26/27-37)
Tiberius resident in
Tiberius unpopular
Sejanus head of Praetorium guard.
Sejanus acting under
the authority of Tiberius – controlled
Sejanus conspired
against imperial family – executions.
Sejanus
able to keep people away from Tiberius.
AD 30 Antonia warned Tiberius of Sejanus
AD 31 Tiberius and Sejanus
joint consuls
AD 31 Sejanus killed –
18 October
AD 33
AD 37 Death of Tiberius – 16 March