Tiberius Born: Rome's Second Emperor Enters the World
Tiberius succeeded Augustus as Rome's second emperor, inheriting the largest empire in the Western world and governing it with a combination of military competence and political paranoia. His administration preserved Augustan stability but his reign of treason trials and self-imposed exile to Capri left a legacy of imperial suspicion that shadowed his successors.
November 16, 42 BC
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