Blood of the Caesars: How the Murder of Germanicus Led to the Fall of RomeWiley, 26. feb. 2008 - 288 strani Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar—the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero—while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire's collapse more than four centuries later? This brilliant investigation of Germanicus Caesar’s death and its aftermath is both a compelling history and first-class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy. |
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... common . The adoption of nephews as sons further complicated matters . In the case of Germanicus Julius Caesar , both of these factors applied . Through adoption by his uncle Tiberius following the death of his fa- ther , Drusus Caesar ...
... common . The adoption of nephews as sons further complicated matters . In the case of Germanicus Julius Caesar , both of these factors applied . Through adoption by his uncle Tiberius following the death of his fa- ther , Drusus Caesar ...
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... common knowledge . Piso also foolishly attempted to regain control of Syria by force following Germanicus's death . There was nothing subtle about any of this . It was deliberate provocation . Yet none of it was evidence that Piso or ...
... common knowledge . Piso also foolishly attempted to regain control of Syria by force following Germanicus's death . There was nothing subtle about any of this . It was deliberate provocation . Yet none of it was evidence that Piso or ...
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... common , that this same Seneca would one day run the Roman Empire as an emperor's right - hand man , just as Seja- nus did , and would even come very close to himself taking the throne , as Sejanus also did . Sejanus did not give Seneca ...
... common , that this same Seneca would one day run the Roman Empire as an emperor's right - hand man , just as Seja- nus did , and would even come very close to himself taking the throne , as Sejanus also did . Sejanus did not give Seneca ...
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The Murder of Germanicus Caesar | 5 |
The Immediate Aftermath | 15 |
The Return to Rome | 25 |
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accused Agrippa Agrippina the Elder Agrippina the Younger Anicetus Annals Antonia appointed army assassination Augustus Baiae Bauli Britannicus brother Burrus Caligula Cassius Dio centurion Chaerea charge Claudius Claudius's cohorts consul Daphne daughter death of Germanicus Drusus Germanicus Drusus the Younger Egypt emperor emperor's mother empire freedman friends Gaius Gallus German Guard Germanicus and Agrippina Germanicus's Germanicus's death Gnaeus governor House husband Ibid icus imperial Josephus Julia Julius Caesar kill legionaries legions letter Lives Livia Livilla Lucius Macro manicus Marcus married Messalina military murder of Germanicus Nero Nero Germanicus Nero's night Octavia officer orders palace Palatium Parthians Piso's plot poison praetor Praetorian Guard Praetorian prefect prosecution province quaestor return to Rome Rhine Roman Rome Rome's Sabinus says Tacitus Sejanus Sejanus's Senate Seneca sent Sentius Servaeus ship slaves soldiers Suetonius Suillius sword Syria Tacitus throne Tiberius Tiberius's Tigellinus trial tribune troops villa Vitellius wife young