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I like how you don't write off Tiberius' hesitation at taking power as a cynical reluctance at taking power and many do. Tacitus had a massive axe to grind and Velleius Paterculus who records the same event and is an actual contemporary (he was a consul in the reign of Tiberius) did not think so. I think there is a good argument to say that Tiberius did try to allow the senate to take back power as he repeatedly refused to be involved with the government refusing to anything unless it was with the consent of the consuls. Considering that Tiberius had shown strong republican signs in his younger days during the reign of Augustus this has some credence. When the senate failed to take matters into their own hands again and it was clear that unless Tiberius relinquished control himself and everything that went with it he had to become emperor. Seeing that this was the case he transfered elections from the campus martius to the senate and not let this particular facade continue any longer. The issue was that by the time Augustus was dead, Tiberius himself not a Spring chicken, the senate could not imagine itself without an emperor.

@TheSPQRHistorian

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yeah I felt I really got a good feeling for Tiberius' character when I did the researched for this video, which is really hard since our sources leave a lot to be desired... By the time Augustus died most of the senators had never known anything other than the principate or the very last violent years of the republic so, as you said 'the senate could not imagine itself without an emperor'.

A chronically underrated emperor.

I'm loving this channel and your series on the Emperors of Rome, please bring us more.

@TheSPQRHistorian

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joey for your kind words

@TheHenok30

4 жыл бұрын

The Doctrine of Addai uses the word "Caesar" as the highest title for a ruler. "Caesar" means "Emperor" there & in the NT. It's a title higher than the word "king," which Herodus (Herod) was also called. Tiberius is called Caesar (Emperor) along with Augustus, etc. Emperors started taking the title "Caesar" after the assassination of Iulius (Julius) Caesar.

Love this documentary series. Keep up the good work.

Great job! I have to write an essay on The Julio Claudian Emperors and this helped a lot. It's great to see that some of your sources are from Suetonius because that is the exact source I am reading for this essay. Keep up the good work!

@TheSPQRHistorian

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeah Suetonoius is really detailed on certain topics, which makes for great reading

@onepiece-hr1nt

4 жыл бұрын

Send essay..

Very well done. So much to like. It's helpful that you keep reminding us of the relationships of each person, it's easier to put all the pieces together. Thank you.

Really great video! Subscribed, I hope you plan on continuing this channel.

@TheSPQRHistorian

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I will continue and hopefully work my all the way to the Byzantine period ;)

@marcopolo2395

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheSPQRHistorian nice until konstantine palaiologos?

Absolutely beautiful! Keep it up!!! Subbed after Augustus!

This was really helpful! Please continue

@TheSPQRHistorian

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, glad you liked it!

Very nice. Thx!

good video! thanks

@TheSPQRHistorian

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Great series, keep up the good work

I always thought it a mystery why Tiberius didn’t kill Caligula. But as he was named after his famous assassinated ancestor maybe Tiberius considered it a bad omen to kill him

@nothisispatrick4644

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing that the romans were very superstitious that might be the case

@smacpost3

2 жыл бұрын

Why would Tiberius want to kill Caligula?

nice

Sick

what does SPQR mean?

@AIRRAID2

Жыл бұрын

It means Senatus PopulusQue Romanus ( the senate and the people of Rome)

livia murdered all of the real heirs.

Oh..

Do you believe in those rumors that Tiberius, while being in Capri, engaged in sexual orgies involving all types of pervesion and including child molestation like Suetonius said? Besides, I'm surprise that you didn't mention the rumors about him being murdered by Caligula.

@Fhjull33

11 ай бұрын

Tiberius' contemporaries (eg Philo) seem to have considered his death natural. He was 77 years old at the time of his death - the oldest Roman emperor ever.

Can you guys tell me what hes wrong doings in empire thanks

Did Tiberius protect Christians? He is viewed favorably by ancient Chritian historians.

@Fhjull33

11 ай бұрын

He did not know about their existence.

He was a Scorpio ♏️ we are always over looked until it’s too late but they need us the whole time so they keep us around then when all else fail they want us to lead

@kristijan5580

3 жыл бұрын

And you are cringe involving astrology into this

@evadietz7359

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I can see the Scorpio qualities. He was quite reclusive and private. He didn’t like people knowing what he was thinking or feeling. Him being “suspicious and severe to many” is pretty on brand. In fact, the reason I fell into the astrology rabbit hole was because I read he was obsessive over astrology so I became curious and fell down the rabbit hole.

wasnt he a black hebrew

@MaskofAgamemnon

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there.

The narrator's English is pathetic.

@wesjones565

2 жыл бұрын

It needs some help.

@AIRRAID2

Жыл бұрын

@@wesjones565 it's understandable , give the man credit.

@AIRRAID2

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but who cares? you whiney little/old bastard. Cheerio

@roberttriptow5635

11 ай бұрын

His English is fine, but his enunciation could use some improvement. This isn't to criticize anyone's regional dialect. People who narrate need to slow down a little and speak more clearly than they do in day-to-day conversation.