Tiberius general Flashcards
perversions of Tiberius
Suetonius
Section 42; “He rapidly succumbed to all the vicious passions which he had for a long time tried to disguise”. After retiring to Capri, Tiberius started indulging in perversions, for example, he would only go to a dinner if the serving girls were naked, he had his palace decorated with “indecent pictures” and had girls and boys running round the island dressed up as pans and nymphs, he had little boys trained to “chase him while he was swimming and get between his legs to lick and nibble him”, he also raped two attendants from a religious service, and when they complained about the abuse, he had their legs broken.
Treason Trials
Page 90- 92; The treason trials of Libo Drusus began with Catus and Trio accusing him of subversive plotting and associations with astrologers predictions etc. Libo eventually killed himself and his property was divided among the accusers.
Page 102; There was a matuing in the treason trials and adultery laws which affect Augustus’ niece Appuleia Varilla for example. She was charged for “speaking insultingly about the Divine Augutsus’ as well as Tiberius and his mother, and for committing adultery”.
Role or praetorian guard (and sejanus)
Tacitus
Page 134; Claudius’ son was betrothed to the daughter of Sejanus, the public were not happy about this as “this was felt to depreciate the nobility of the imperial house”.
Page 154; Tiberius granted Sejanus a statue for preventing a fire.
