Archelaus Flashcards
1
Q
King of where
A
Archelaus had been king of Cappadocia for fifty years (good king)
2
Q
Why was he hated
A
hated by Tiberius (had shown no attention to his residence at Rhodes, prompted by associates of Augustus)
3
Q
what did Tiberius do
A
- made his mother write “luring” him to Rome
4
Q
What did Livia do
A
she wrote
- She held out hopes for indulgence if he came to beg for it
5
Q
Why did he come
A
- Came without delay (unsuspicious, or afraid of seeming it)
6
Q
His prosecution
A
- Prosecuted before the senate, fictitious charges
- Worn out, by distress, old age and subordination.
7
Q
His death
A
by his hand or the course of nature
8
Q
His kingdom
A
- Kingdom turned into a province
9
Q
What was Tiberius able to do with Capadocia as a province
A
- Tiberius announced its revenue enabled him to reduce the 1 percent auction tax to 1/2 for the future
