Tiberius had waited a long time to be emperor and had made many sacrifices. In 11 BC, Augustus had forced him to divorce his much-loved wife and marry Julia, the emperor’s daughter. The two did ...

A fter the death of the emperor Tiberius in 37 CE, the Roman state was jubilant. The old man was considered depraved, distant, and cruel by later Roman authors. He was replaced by Gaius Caligula ...

Tiberius Caesar had the unenviable task of succeeding his stepfather Augustus. He would always be a pale shadow of the ...

Once emperor and without an obvious heir ... For many, the sacrifices required to get the top job were enormous: Tiberius had to divorce the woman he loved for one he did not; Caligula saw ...

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 ...

In 37 A.D., the Roman Senate annuls Tiberius’ will and proclaimed Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, aka Caligula (Little Boots), emperor.

as well as the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero. The first Empress of Rome, the ruthless Livia Drusilla, carves a corpse-strewn path to put her own son on the emperor's throne.

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.