Ampius Balbus, Titus was first tribune of the plebs then held the praetorship in 59BC. BookThreeXLII Tiberius rewarded him extravagantly for penning a dialogue. BookFiveIII Her disparaging comments on her son Claudius. BookThreeLXX Tiberius made a filial sacrifice in his memory. Many believe that Augustus forced the succession of the Empire onto Tiberius, and that he hated him for it. The ancient historian Cassius Dio wrote: Sejanus was so great a person by reason both of his excessive haughtiness and of his vast power, that, to put it briefly, he himself seemed to be the emperor and Tiberius a kind of island potentate, inasmuch as the latter spent his time on the island of Capreae.[43]. Apparently the boy would dedicate his childhood clothes at the lararium. Antistius Labeo, Marcus (d. c. 11AD) was a prominent jurist the son of Quintus Antistius Labeo, also a jurist who died at Philippi. The Romans took the town in 123BC and expanded it into an important city, with a canal link to the Mediterranean in 104BC. BookTwoXII BookThreeIV Antony fled to join him after Mutina. He probably served in Caesars campaign of 46/45BC against Pompey and Caesar regarded him highly enough to send him with Octavius in 45BC to study at Apollonia. Antonius, Marcus (Mark Antony) (83BC 30BC), was a Roman politician and general. Asclepiades of Mendes, was an Egyptian theologian, and hymnist, who wrote a work on agreement between the various religions, which seems to be the Theologumena mentioned by Suetonius; a history of Egypt; and a work on Ogyges the mythical first king of Attica. Areus, of Alexandria, was a Stoic or Pythagorean philosopher who enjoyed the favour of Augustus and Livia in Rome. [93] Later plays include a 5-act tragedy by A.Arterton (1875) and the privately printed Sejanus: A Tragedy in Five Acts by P. J. It was the capital of the Volsci until conquered by the Romans. BookThreeIV Tiberius father, Tiberius Nero, established a colony of Caesars veterans there. Excavation of the Serapeum at Memphis has revealed the tombs of over sixty sacred bulls, the animals dating from the time of Amenophis III. BookEightIX She began a shrine to Claudius, completed by Vespasian. BookFiveI His love for Drusus the Elder, and his praise of him after his death. Cesarion was the son Julius Caesar and as such a was a threat to Octavian, whose entire political career was base on the fact who was adopted by his great uncle. Lepidus was executed and Agrippina and Livilla exiled. And remember - Cicero and his party in the Senate were even toying with the idea of removing Octavian, no doubt for similar reasons. Artabanus II of Parthia ruled the Parthian Empire from about 10AD to 38AD. They came from the area of Reate, drove the Sakrani or Siculi from Lazio and defeated the Umbrians. Furthermore, Sejanus received the insignia of praetor in 20 and became the emperor's ovpovXov uai vnrQrrjv tiq nvr a (). [84] This was followed in 1634 by another translation, Sir Thomas Hawkins' Politicall Observations upon the Fall of Sejanus, which had originally been titled Della peripetia di fortuna (Of Changes of Fortune) by its author, Giovanni Battista Manzini. "343 - When Sejanus, Tiberius' deputy, fell from power, his entire family was executed as well. He was the great grandfather of Julius Tigranes, King of Armenia under Nero. He was consul in 77BC, the year after Sullas death. BookTwoXIX A plot mentioned to free him from Planasia. BookSixLII She warned Nero as a boy not to study philosophy. Apollo, in Greek and Roman mythology, was a god of light and the sun; truth and prophecy; archery; medicine, healing and plague; music, poetry, the arts; and more. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Soldier and rioters took to the streets and blood flowed. And since Pontius Pilate was a nominee of Sejanus and implicated in his anti-Jewish policies, it encouraged the inclusion of Sejanus in novels dealing with the circumstances of Jesus Christ's crucifixion. The defeat of the Roman army by the Senones under Brennus opened the way for the Gauls to sack Rome. In his capacity as Praetorian prefect, Sejanus quickly became a trusted advisor to Tiberius. BookTwoXCVII Augustus reached there in 14AD and took ship for Naples, on the way to Beneventum, but became ill, and diverted to Capri. Octavians fleet was commanded by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, while Antonys fleet was supported by that of Cleopatra VII, Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt. Background Sejanus was born in 20 BC at Volsinii, Etruria, into the family of Lucius Seius Strabo. By AD 23 the enmity between the two men had reached a critical point. Aricia lies in the Alban Hills of the modern Lazio (Latium) region and could now be considered an extension of Romes southeastern suburbs. BookEightXLVI Executed for plotting rebellion. [52] The senators at first congratulated Sejanus, but when the letter, which initially digressed into completely unrelated matters, suddenly denounced him and ordered his arrest, he was immediately apprehended and imprisoned in the Tullianum. He was a native of Alabanda, a pupil of Menecles, and settled at Rhodes. Brutus sided with Pompey despite the fact that Pompey had had Brutus Snr killed. [39] Only Caligula, the youngest son of Germanicus, managed to survive the purges of Sejanus, by moving to Capri with Tiberius in AD 31.[40]. Aetolia is is a mountainous region of Greece on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, forming the eastern part of the modern prefecture of Aetolia-Acarnania. Her relations with Tiberius became increasingly fraught, as she made it clear that she believed that he was responsible for the death of Germanicus. BookThreeVII He co-funded the young Tiberius gladiatorial contests in honour of his father and grandfather. Even then Sejanus was suspected of designs above his station (8). He was not popular with his subjects, who brought an accusation against him in Rome on which occasion he was defended by the young Tiberius. Augustus had Agrippas remains placed in his own mausoleum. On the promontory was an ancient temple of Apollo Actius, which was enlarged by Augustus (Octavian) who also renewed the quinquennial games known as Actia or Ludi Actiaci. They were found guilty, their election was declared void and their accusers were appointed consuls in their place. He was consul in 40BC. BookTwoX Blocked Augustus application for tribuneship, and mocked his contribution to the first battle at Mutina. [23] At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was nonetheless prevented when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. . BookOneXXXIV Defeated by Caesar in Spain. Antonius Musa was a botanist and Augustus physician. [6], According to the ancient historian Tacitus, Sejanus was also a former favourite of the wealthy Marcus Gavius Apicius, whose daughter may have been Sejanus' first wife Apicata. He must have been alive during the reign of Domitian, since four epigrams of Martial are addressed to him. Riots ensued, in which mobs hunted down and killed anyone they could link to Sejanus. Accius (170BC - c. 86BC), or Lucius Attius, was a tragedian and literary scholar. Aelia Junilla (Q4531268) daughter of Sejanus Aelia Iunilla Junilla Iunilla edit Statements instance of human 1 reference sex or gender female 0 references country of citizenship Ancient Rome 0 references Roman praenomen no value 0 references Roman nomen gentilicium Aelia 0 references date of birth 20 CE Gregorian sourcing circumstances circa He was subsequently reinstated by Galba, and placed in command of a legion in Pannonia. BookSevenIV Associated with an omen of Galbas accession to power. Tiberius made his last journey from his villa on Capri with the intention of dedicating the temple. BookOneXXIII He attempted to bring Julius Caesar to trial. According to all three accounts, the executioner raped Sejanus' daughter Junilla before killing her because there was a rule against or a lack of precedent supporting the execution of a virgin. The following year, Lucius Aelius Sejanus (20 BC-AD 31) became the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard and a trusted advisor to Emperor Tiberius. With the intentions of the emperor no longer clear, it was now deemed a safer course of action in Rome to withdraw from overtly supporting Sejanus until the matter was clearly resolved. Quite, but your perspective is modern and caring. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. c. 25BC, Antonia married Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus (consul 16BC). Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon (356BC 323BC), was a Greek king (basileus) of Macedon. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. He rejects mankind and goes to live in a cave. It was founded in 588BC by colonists from Kerkyra (Corfu) and Corinth. BookFourXXIII Caligula claimed that his mother was the product of Augustuss incest with his daughter Julia the Elder. His comedies described Roman scenes and manners (the genre called comoediae togatae) and the subjects were mostly taken from the life of the lower classes (comoediae tabernariae). He spent the rest of his life in obscurity. BookFiveXX Caligula had the obelisk transported from Heliopolis via Alexandria in 37AD. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. BookFiveXIII His conspiracy against Claudius. In his work he praised Tiberius and Sejanus, even defending the latter's high position in the government, despite not ranking higher than equestrian. BookFourXVI Caligula paid him the taxes and revenues accumulated since his fathers death. His sons were Dionysius and Nicanor. Aemilius Lepidus Paulus, Lucius was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to an elder Marcus Aemilius Lepidus. Aequiculi, Aequicoli, or the Aequi, were an ancient people of northeast Latium and the central Appennines of Italy who were defeated by the Romans, after which substantial colonies were established. The camp was purged of mutineers by the Praetorians and the legions returned to the winter barracks. BookOneV Supported by Lucius Cornelius Cinna. Actius, was a comic actor whose freedom was purchased by Tiberius. Several kings, many of whom became gods, were: Saturn, Thybris, Faunus, Aventinus, Picus and the alleged namesake of the country of Latium, Latinus. BookEightVI The legions sent to Moesia rebelled there in 69AD. He succeeded Augustus, who founded the Julio-Claudian dynasty. What caused his downfall is unclear:[44] ancient historians disagree about the nature of his conspiracy, whether it was Tiberius or Sejanus who struck first and in which order subsequent events occurred. BookTwoIX Augustus (Octavian) involved in civil war there. See Bingham, p. 39. Adminius, Amminius or Amminus was a son of Cunobelinus, ruler of the Catuvellauni, a tribe of Iron Age Britain. BookSixXLIV Nero intended to equip his concubines as Amazons for his Gallic campaign. BookOneXI BookFiveXVI Their rejection of Ptolemy XII, since Ptolemy XI had willed the country to Rome. Agamennon was a Greek king, leader of the army at Troy in Homers Iliad. BookEightXXX Titus on his way to Alexandria 70/71AD. He held two suffect consulships, in 73AD and 85AD, respectively, governing the province of Hispania Tarraconensis in between, and was made city prefect of Rome in 86AD. In 16BC, she married the Roman general and consul Nero Claudius Drusus the Elder, the stepson of her uncle Augustus, second son of Livia Drusilla and brother of future Emperor Tiberius. Corrections? After Caesars assassination, Antony formed an official political alliance with Octavian (Augustus) and Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, called the Second Triumvirate. This was true of William Percival Crozier's historical romance The Fates Are Laughing (1945), which was written by a classicist with an eye for detail and set during the fall of Sejanus and the reign of Caligula. Born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, he was adopted posthumously by his great-uncle Gaius Julius Caesar in 44BC, and between then and 31BC was officially named Gaius Julius Caesar. Does this make any since? BookTwoXXI The Parthians accepted Augustus claim to Armenia (Mark Antony had annexed in it 34BC). Lepida married, by 13AD, Appius Junius Silanus. According to ancient historians, because there was no precedent for the capital punishment of a virgin, Junilla was raped before her execution, with the rope around her neck. Young Tiberius,c. He was charged with treason and sentenced to death; subsequently committing suicide. BookFiveXXV Claudius stopped sick slaves being abandoned on the Island. His son and daughter were murdered and his former wife, Apicata, denounced Sejanus and Livilla for the death of Drusus in her suicide note. BookTwoLXXXIX Augustus studied under him. Sejanus was the son of Lucius Sejus Strabo, an equite who became praetorian prefect under Octavian Augustus. [50] The ensuing confusion was successful in alienating Sejanus from many of his followers. BookTwoXIX He was executed by Augustus in 30BC for conspiring against him. BookTwoV He was consul in the year of Augustus birth, 63BC. For the Ben Jonson play, see, Sejanus is arrested, an etching by G. Mochetti after drawing by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The stock comic characters may have formed the basis for the characters of the Commedia dell'arte, and Punch and Judy. BookEightXXX Titus attended the Apis bulls consecration ceremony at Memphis. BookTwoL Augustus second seal-ring carried a head of Alexander. BookTwoXXII BookThreeVI Augustus celebrated his victory at Actium in his triple-triumph of 29BC. No Executing Virgins. Lucius Aelius Sejanus (c. 20 BC - 18 October AD 31), commonly known as Sejanus (/ s d e n s /), was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius.Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his execution for treason in AD 31. [24] At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage never happened, as the boy mysteriously or accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. And so the death of the elderly Augustus has brought I, Lucius Aelius Seianus, to the esteemed position of Praetorian Prefect as a colleague to my father Lucius Aelius Strabo. After Caesars assassination, Octavian, Antony and Lepidus ultimately met on an island in a river near Mutina (Modena), and formed the Second Triumvirate. Armenia is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. So I guess the girls when they were married, they became a woman? BookThreeXLVII His support for marriage, and the fathering of children. Arrecina Tertulla (d. 62/63AD) was the first wife of the Emperor Titus, and daughter of Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, Praetorian Prefect in 38 under Caligula. Start studying Julio-Claudians. [55] The remaining children of Sejanus, Capito Aelianus and Junilla, were executed in December of that year. BookThreeV Tiberius born during his second consulship in 42BC. Acilius Glabrio, Manius was consul with Trajan in 91AD. With Apicata, Sejanus had two sons, Strabo and Capito Aelianus, and a daughter, Junilla. As prefect he gained the complete confidence of the emperor. With a height of 400 feet or so, it was for many centuries among the tallest man-made structures, and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Julia Drusi Caesaris Filia (Classical Latin: IVLIADRVSICAESARISFILIA, 5-43) was the daughter of Drusus Julius Caesar and Livilla and granddaughter to the Roman Emperor Tiberius. A theme throughout the Annals is Sejanus' antagonism towards Agrippina, indicated as early as 1.69. BookSevenXLIII Vitellius deferred accepting the title Augustus. BookTwoXXVIII His charge that Augustus was an obstacle to restoring the Republic. BookFiveXXVI BookFiveXXIX BookFiveXXXIX The fourth wife of Claudius. Most historical documentation of Tiberius' revenge is given by Suetonius and Tacitus; their portrayal of a tyrannical, vengeful emperor has been challenged by several modern historians. Some time after 6AD, for reasons unknown but possibly conspiracy, Augustus banished Postumus to the small island of Planasia. She died in 20AD, a few days after the ovation of her son Drusus, on 28 May. As early as AD 20, Sejanus had sought to strengthen his ties to the imperial family by betrothing his daughter Junilla to the son of Claudius, Claudius Drusus. BookTwoLXIII He married Claudia Marcella the Elder, daughter of Octavia the Younger in 28BC, and Julia the Elder in 21BC. Founded in 268BC Rimini was a road junction connecting central Italy (to Rome along the Via Flaminia) and northern Italy (along the Via Aemilia that led to Piacenza, and the Via Popilia) and it also opened up trade by sea and river. And Caesar's famous clemency did not profit him on the Ides of March. BookOneLXXIX He attempted to crown Caesar in 44BC. He was the son of Antiochus III who died in 17AD, when Tiberius agreed that Commagene become a part of the province of Syria. BookTwoXXVII His argument to the Senate for clemency regarding future proscriptions. BookThreeLXVIII His comments on Tiberiuss mannerisms. In AD 31, history suggests that Tiberius' sister-in-law sent a letter to Tiberius informing him of an impending coup by Sejanus to make . Under Caesar in 59BC, Balbus was appointed along with Pompey on a board of commissioners under Julian Law to divide estates in Campania among the commoners. [54] Following the issue of damnatio memoriae by the Senate, Sejanus' statues were torn down and his name obliterated from all public records, even from coins, as in the one pictured opposite. [47], Further details concerning Sejanus' fall are provided by Cassius Dio, writing nearly 200 years later in his Roman History. BookThreeLIII His granddaughter Agrippina the Elder. Okay. Sejanus was related through his mother to the distinguished senatorial family Cornelii Lentuli. Subsequently he was accused by the Emperor Tiberius, of endeavouring to stir up revolution, and died in confinement in Rome. You have a good point there. Aemilius Lepidus, Marcus (120BC 77BC), was the father of the triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and of the consul of 50 BC Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paulus. BookThreeLVII His legacies left to the people. BookTwoLXIV Her marriage to Germanicus, between 5BC and 1BC. [45] Modern historians consider it unlikely that Sejanus plotted to seize power and, if he had planned so at all, rather might have aimed at overthrowing Tiberius to serve as a regent to Tiberius Gemellus, son of Drusus, or possibly Gaius Caligula. As early as 20 CE, Sejanus, wanting to consolidate his relationship with the royal family, betrothed his 4-year-old daughter Junilla to the son of the future Emperor Claudius - Drusus IV ( Claudius Drusus ). BookSevenXXXVII Lucius Vitellius, father of the emperor, induced Artabanus to attend a conference and make obeisance to the standards. BookFourVII His daughter Agrippina Vipsania the Elder married Germanicus. Deprived of his kingdom, he retired to Sparta, then Rome, where he passed the remainder of his life. Agrippa traveled to Mytilene on Lesbos, from which he administered affairs in the East. Here's my point. However, he died at Misenum before he could set out for Rome. BookThreeXL Tiberius dedicated a Temple of the God Augustus at Nola in 26AD. His Germanic allies were prevented from joining him by a sudden thaw of the river Rhine, and the revolt was quickly put down by Domitians general Trajan, who afterwards burned Saturninus letters in an attempt to avoid implicating others. With her as an accomplice, Drusus was slowly poisoned and died of seemingly natural causes on September 13, 23AD. In 43BC, Octavian joined forces with Mark Antony and Lepidus in the Second Triumvirate, which was eventually torn apart, Lepidus being driven into exile, while Antony committed suicide after his defeat at the Battle of Actium by Octavians fleet commanded by Agrippa, in 31BC. At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was prevented when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation . BookTwoI Suetonius life of Augustus follows. [42] With most of the political opposition crushed, Sejanus felt his position was unassailable. Being from the Capitol doesn't give you that right. Winning a war doesn't give you that right. It now stands in front of Saint Peters. BookFourXXIV BookFourXXIX She and her sister Livilla were exiled by Caligula. [36] Sejanus began a series of purge trials of senators and wealthy equestrians in the city, removing those capable of opposing his power as well as extending the imperial (and his own) treasury. BookFiveXXVI Her betrothal to Claudius was broken off c. 8AD. She had a brother, Marcus Arrecinus Clemens, who also served as Praetorian Prefect in 70AD under Vespasian. She came from Asia Minor and may have been a slave of the Emperor Claudius, or of Octavia, Claudiuss daughter. BookFourLVII Fortunas worship at Antium included a celebrated oracle, only slightly less famous than the oracle of Fortuna Primigenia at Praeneste. See the Liber entry. Having more weapons doesn't give you that right. From then on Agrippa played a major part in Augustus career, as military commander and admiral, also undertaking major public works inRome and elsewhere, and writing works on geography (following his survey of the Empire) and other subjects. BookOneLVI He forbade the circulation of some of Caesars minor works. It shows that one's child may escape your death sentence even in the Roman World. Aelia Paetina was the daughter of the consul of 4AD, Sextus Aelius Catus. [15] With these changes in effect, Sejanus now commanded the complete loyalty of a force of around 12,000 soldiers, all of which were at his immediate disposal. In AD 29 Sejanus orchestrated the trial of Germanicus' widow, Agrippina the Elder, and her sons Drusus and Nero, on a charge . Marcus Junius Brutus and the other assassins, however, chose Macedonia as refuge from Octavian and dispossessed Antonius of his governorship. Albano is located in the area in which, according to the legend, Aeneass son, Ascanius, founded Alba Longa. BookTwoII BookTwoIV BookTwoVI He poked fun at Augustus ancestry. People felt the patrician blood of the royal house was being polluted by marriage to an equestrian. BookSixXXXIX Lucius Caesennius Paetus, governor of Cappadocia suffered a humiliating defeat at the Battle of Rhandeia in 62AD, losing the legions of XII Fulminata commanded by Calvisius Sabinus and IIII Scythica commanded by Funisulanus Vettonianus. Aetna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicily, close to Messina and Catania. The dramatist Ben Jonson borrowed from the poem for some passages in his Sejanus: His Fall. BookTwoLIX His statue in Rome. Pliny estimated the vessels size at a thousand metric tons or so. And to the point of Octavian killing Antony's son and Caesarion, and if they felt they had to distroy all the children who they felt were a threat, why didn't they kill the other three children of Antony and Cleopatra? BookTwoLI A plebeian fined for libelling Augustus under his name. Apollodorus of Pergamon, was one of the two most prominent teachers of rhetoric in the 1st century BC, the other being Theodorus of Gadara. Aemilius Papus, Lucius was praetor for Sicily in 205BC. [45] Even the imperial magistracy was not exempted from Tiberius' wrath. He supported Vespasian as emperor in 70AD, but in 72AD, was accused of conspiring with Parthia. Please refer to our Privacy Policy. Sejanus was born into the Plinth family as the only child of Strabo and Mrs. Plinth, a wealthy couple from District 2. At the time the girl was only 4 years old but the marriage was prevented, when the boy accidentally died a few days later of asphyxiation. Acerronius Proculus, Gnaeus, was consul in 37AD, the year in which Tiberius died. BookThreeXXV His slave Clemens pretended to be him after his dath, and gained a following, but was trapped and executed by Tiberius. Nothing is known of the circumstances or date of his death. [82] The prudent need for anonymity is suggested by the arrest of Sir John Eliot, who was sent to the Tower of London for his outspoken criticism of the Duke in the 1626 parliament, comparing him to Sejanus. Antyllus was put to death beacause he grew up with Antonius and groomed as his heir while Iulius was brought up by Octavia most of his life and as such might be consider as her son. BookThreeXLVIII Tiberius paid a bounty to those Praetorian guards and Syrian legions who did not acknowledge Sejanus. Lepidus in his younger years was betrothed in 44BC to Antonia the Elder, the eldest daughter of Mark Antony. Antiochus was a baker who was claimed as the maternal grandfather of the first of the Vitelli family to become a Roman knight. The city was destroyed but his life was spared, and he was sent by Octavian to Spain as governor. Then he would put on his toga virilis (toga of manhood) and would go with his family to be registered as a citizen. BookThreeLV BookThreeLXV BookFourXII BookFiveVI Tiberius brought about his downfall. He was an important supporter and the loyal friend of Gaius Julius Caesar as a military commander and administrator, being Caesars second cousin, once removed, by his mother Julia Antonia. Paulus was Consul in 50BC. Their son Drusus the Younger was born in 13BC. Athenodorus Cananites, or Athenodorus Calvus, was a stoic philosopher from Tarsus (his father Sandon came from Cana in Silicia) who accompanied Octavian from Apollonia to Rome. News arrives that when the head was removed a huge snake leapt from the statue. BookFiveXLV Claudius died during his consulship. n. l. - 18. jna 31 m) byl velitel pretorinsk gardy a na krtk as druh nejmocnj mu ma.Seianus slouil v pretorinsk gard u za vldy csae Augusta, ale teprve za vldy csae Tiberia zaala jeho hvzdn karira". He seems to have been recalled by Caesar, since he was present at a meeting of the Roman Senate in 44BC and was censor in 42BC. As for Caligula,. Tiberius variously announced that he would arrive in Rome the next day or that he was at the point of death. BookThreeXI Augustus was ill in 6BC, delaying Tiberius voyage to Rhodes. In spite of his reputation, however, he was elected tribune in 71BC, praetor in 66BC, and finally consul with Cicero in 63BC. S1, Ep1. Paulus died of unknown causes. This was the island where her mother Julia the Elder had been banished. [15] By this time he had been raised to the rank of praetor, a position which was not normally granted to Romans of the equestrian class. [29] Following his death, his wife Agrippina the Elder returned to Rome with their six children and became increasingly involved with a group of senators who opposed the growing power of Sejanus. BookTwoXXXIV BookFourVII Her children by Germanicus. [37] Among those who perished were Gaius Asinius Gallus, a prominent senator and opponent of Tiberius who was linked to Agrippina's faction. Aelius Sejanus and His Political Significance. >>>>>The First Century AD, (Claudius the God), part 2. Antonia the Younger (36BC - 37AD) was a daughter of Mark Antony and Octavia the Younger. BookEightIII Caenis was a former slave and secretary of hers. BookThreeVII His daughter Agrippina Vipsania the Younger the married Tiberius. Iullus became praetor in 13BC, consul in 10BC and Asian proconsul in 7BC, and was highly regarded by Augustus. 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