Emperor Tiberius Claudius Nero was clever, but tedious. He had debatably the least eventful reign, especially being heir to the legend that was Augusta Caesar. Tiberius was born in Rome on November 16th, 42 BC as a fugitive. In his early life he was looked after by his parents Claudius Nero and Livia Drusillo. His father, Claudius, was a patrician high priest and magistrate, and a former fleet captain to Julius Caesar. After Julius’s assassination Tiberius’s father had pledged his allegiance to Mark Antony, so when Augustus assumed power, Claudius and his family became fugitives, and fled to Sicily. At the age of three, Tiberius was granted amnesty, and was allowed to return to Rome. Around 39 BCE Augustus Caesar took notice of Tiberius’s mother,…show more content… Since there was no direct recorded law stating who must inherit Augustas’s title, Tiberius, Drusus, and their step-cousin Marcellus were all raised as the heirs. Tiberius, being the eldest of the three, progressed quickly, and was said to have grown serious and driven by age 14. In Tiberius’s upbringing, he was pressured to become emperor by his mother, but never really wanted to. By age 22, he was assigned to his first wife, Vipsania Agrippina, daughter of Marcus Agrippa, Augustus’s son-in-law and lieutenant. While this was a forced marriage, it was a loving one. That same year he distinguished himself in the military by strategy and care for his men. When he returned to Rome, he was a well-liked man, and was awarded a Triumph after his second mission. Tiberius was a flawed emperor, but a great general. He was not yet an emperor, but his life first peaked early, for later in life he spiraled into an overwhelming mix of misery and responsibility, then into glory, and finally, death. His first downward spiral arrived with the death of his brother, Drusus, who broke his leg during a campaign in Germany.. Not long after, he was forced to divorce his beloved wife, Vispania, by Augustus’s
