Tiberius

By BenJCoffey
  • 42 BCE

    Tiberius is born

    Born to Tiberius Claudius Nero & Livia Drusilla
  • 38 BCE

    Octavian (Augustus) marries Livia

    Tiberius is brought up in his step-father's household at the centre of power
  • 32 BCE

    Presents eulogy at his father's funeral

    He is only 10 years old at this point
  • 31 BCE

    Battle of Actium

    Octavian emerges victor and becomes ruler of the Roman world. Tiberius plays a huge part in the triumphs in Rome.
  • 23 BCE

    Serves as Quaestor

    5 years younger than the normal military age (meaning he is 19 years old)
  • 20 BCE

    Commands army in Armenia

    Crowns Tigranes as Armenian king. He also negotiates the return of the Roman Eagles that were captured when Crassus tried to defeat them in 53 BC
  • 16 BCE

    Tiberius & Drusus (his brother) take part in successful military campaigns

  • Period: 13 BCE to 9 BCE

    Serves as consul then as military commander in Pannonia, Dalmatia & Illyria

  • 11 BCE

    Forced to divorce Vipsania and marry Augustus' daughter, Julia

    This made Tiberius distraught and evidence shows he changed after this event
  • 9 BCE

    Drusus dies in Germany

    Tiberius takes over his brother's command until 7 BC
  • 6 BCE

    Second consulship & Triumph in Rome

    granted powers of a tribune for 5 years
  • Period: 6 BCE to 2

    Retires to Rhodes

    He feared rivalry of Augustus' grandsons and was sick of Julia's adultery and his mother's constant nagging
  • 2 BCE

    Julia exiled and Tiberius divorces her

  • 2

    Tiberius returns from Rhodes

  • 4

    Augustus adopts Tiberius who is granted tribune's powers for 10 years

    Tiberius adopts his brother's son, Germanicus, and invades Germany
  • Period: 4 to 6

    Commands in Germany

  • Period: 6 to 9

    suppresses a rebellion in Illyria

  • Period: 9 to 12

    Tiberius goes to Germany

    following the disastrous massacre of Varus' legions, Tiberius stabilises the situation
  • 13

    Awarded tribunes' and proconsular powers on the same basis as Augustus

    he is now clearly heir
  • 14

    Augustus dies and Tiberius takes over

    Agrippa Postumus is executed
    Senate grants Tiberius most of Augustus' powers
    Sejanus made prefect of the Praetorian Guard
    Germanicus continues his campaign in Germany
  • 15

    Germanicus continues campaign in Germany

  • 16

    Libo Drusus accused of treason and commits suicide

    Germanicus invades Germany again and is recalled to Rome
  • 17

    Germanicus awarded triumph and sent on a mission to eastern provinces

    Piso appointed governor of Syria
    Germanicus annexes Commagene & Cappadocia as Imperial provinces
    Revolt of Tacfarinus in Africa
  • 18

    Tiberius serves as consul for the third time

    Germanicus joins as joint-consul
    Germanicus continues mission in East & goes to Egypt (without Tiberius' permission)
    Artaxias granted throne of Armenia
  • 19

    Jews banished from Rome

    Arminius killed
    Piso leaves Syria
    Death of Germanicus at Antioch
  • 20

    Agrippina & supporters accuse Piso of murdering Germanicus and leaving his province without authorisation

    Trial and suicide of Piso
  • 21

    Fourth consulship of Tiberius. His son, Drusus, joins as joint-consul

    Rebellion in Gaul
    Unrest in Thrace
  • 22

    Drusus receives powers of tribune

  • 23

    Drusus dies

    Evidence suggests that he was murdered by Livilla and Sejanus
    Praetorian Guard moved entirely to Rome
  • 24

    Tacfarinas defeated in Africa

    Sejanus opens his campaign against Agrippina & her supporters
  • 25

    Cremotius Cordus accused of Treason & commits suicide

  • 26

    Tiberius leaves Rome and never returns

    Agrippina's cousin, Claudia Pulcher, prosecuted
    Unrest in Thrace put down by military force
  • 27

    Tiberius moves to Capri

  • 29

    Livia dies

    Sejanus moves against Agrippina. She is charged with treasonous language and her son, Nero, is charged with homosexuality
  • 30

    Antonia (Germanicus' mother) warns Tiberius that Sejanus is plotting against him

    Gaius (Caligula) moved to safety of Capri
  • 31

    Joint consulship of Tiberius and Sejanus

    Fall of Sejanus and replacement by Macro
    Purge of Sejanus' family and supporters sees increase in treason trials
  • 33

    Execution of Agrippina & Drusus Caesar

    Financial crisis in Rome
    Tiberius takes steps to ensure free flow of credit and stabilise the currency
  • 36

    Fire on Aventine Hill

    Tiberius provides financial help
  • 37

    Tiberius dies in suspicious circumstances

    He is replaced by Gaius
    Suicide of Lucius Arruntius