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| Prefect of Praetoriam Guard- Sejanus,he got arrogant, and killed Tiberius’s son, wanted power himself |
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| a big gaurd of soldiers that get more money than regular solidiers, and gaurd the emporer |
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| When Tiberius found out his son was killed by Sejanus, he purged out everyone he was afraid of. He even rewared Romans that tatle told on bad people |
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Tiberius's great nephew- GAIUS- when he was little he was in a campaign with his father, dressed in miniature soldier’s boods- caligae
- He was forever known as CALIGULA
- He started out well
o Stopped rewarding Romans for being tatle tales
o Reduced taxes
o Pardoned political prisoners
- Caligula got arrogant
- Thought he was a g-d, elected horse into office
- He used all the Roman Treasury money- not good
- Finally he was assassinated |
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- CLAUDIUS- crimpled by polio when he was young
o Stuttered
o He depressed grandfather- Augustus, and was not allowed in his view
o Governed fairly well
o Dominated by women in his life |
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o AGRIPPINA- 4th wife, also nephew
She made him adopt her son from a previous marriage
Made him announce that NERO (adopted son) as heir
Then she poisoned him |
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- Nero took over
- He became crazy of color
- He gave gifts to the poor
- Gave public entertainment
- Even drove chariots by himself
- But he had all of his advisors, mother, stepbrother, and wife killed
- Big fire in center of Rome- killed Palace
- He might of arranged it, because after that he arranged for a big new palace for him to be made
- Nero blamed Christians, had a lot of them killed |
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| - soldiers who guard the emperor and the city of Rome |
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| - head man of the Praetorian Guard |
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| - Praetorian Prefect under Tiberius |
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