Tiberius (In Our Time)
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Roman emperor Tiberius. When he was born in 42BC, there was little prospect of him ever becoming Emperor of Rome. Firstly, Rome was still a Republic and there had not yet been any Emperor so that had to change and, secondly, when his stepfather Augustus became Emperor there was no precedent for who should succeed him, if a
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- Reign of Augustus (27 BCE)
- Crucifixion of Jesus (33)
- Reign of Nero (54)
- Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem (70)
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)
- Reign of Trajan (98)
- Caesar crosses the Rubicon (49 BCE)
- Augustus (63 BCE)
- Roman Empire (27 BCE)