Tiberius (thanks to Justin Paola) Tiberius was Augustus' step-son. He was the son of Augustus' wife Livia, from Livia's first marriage. He was born in 42 BC. Tiberius' father was also [...]
The Roman emperor Augustus, first of the Julio-Claudians How did Augustus get power? Everybody was tired of all this fighting and killing. And everyone was afraid of Octavian. So when Octavian [...]
The Roman emperor Caligula Why was his nickname Caligula? Caligula's real name was Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (after his ancestors Julius Caesar and Augustus). But everyone called him Caligula [...]
Agrippina the Younger. 49-50 AD. Now in Milan, in the Civic Archaeological MuseumA Who was Agrippina the Younger? Agrippina the Younger was Caligula's oldest sister, so like him she was the [...]
The Roman emperor Caligula: before the First Jewish Revolt The Romans conquer Israel The Roman conquest of Israel and Egypt in the last century BC brought many Jews into the Roman Empire (though many [...]
