Tiberius

Tiberius
Emperor of the Roman Empire
A bust of the Emperor Tiberius
Reign	14–37 AD
Predecessor	Augustus
Successor	Caligula
Born	November 16, 42 BC Rome
Died	March 16, AD 37 (aged 77) Misenum
Spouse	1) Vipsania Agrippina, 20 to 12 BC 2) Julia the Elder, 11 to 2 BC
Issue	By Julia: one child, daughter (?) (died in infancy); Germanicus (adoptive)
Full name Tiberius Claudius Nero (from birth to adoption); Tiberius Julius Caesar (from adoption to accession); Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (as emperor)
Imperial Dynasty	Julio-Claudian
Father	Tiberius Claudius Nero
Mother	Livia Drusilla

Tiberius (Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, 16 November 42 BC – 16 March 37 AD) was the second Roman Emperor. He ruled from 14 CE to 37 CE.^[1] He was the step-son of Caesar Augustus.

Tiberius was one of Ancient Rome's greatest generals, whose campaigns protected the northern frontier. He reigned for 22 years, and the first part of his imperial work was excellent. Later, he came to be remembered as a dark, reclusive, and somber ruler. After the death of his son Drusus in 23, the quality of his rule declined and ended in terror.

In 26, Tiberius moved from Rome to the Isle of Capri, and left administration largely in the hands of his unscrupulous Praetorian Prefect Sejanus. Sejanus became the effective ruler of Rome, and plotted against Tiberius, murdering people who opposed him. When alerted, Tiberius counter-plotted to remove Sejanus from his official positions, and eventually executed him. More executions followed of people who had committed crimes under Sejanus' rule.

Caligula, Tiberius' grand-nephew and adopted grandson, succeeded the Emperor upon his death.

1. ↑ Robinson Jr., C.A. (May 1964). "Introduction". Selections from Greek and Roman historians. Holt, Rinehart and Winston. pp. xxix.