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Tiberius

Roman emperor
Also known as: Tiberius Caesar Augustus, Tiberius Claudius Nero, Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus, Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus(Show More)
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Author of Tiberius (under the pseudonym Ernst Mason) and of many works of science fiction.
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Tiberius (born November 16, 42 bce—died March 16, 37 ce, Capreae [Capri], near Naples) was the second Roman emperor (14–37 ce), the adopted son of Augustus, whose imperial institutions and imperial boundaries he sought to preserve. In his last years he became a tyrannical recluse, inflicting a reign of terror against the major personages of Rome. Tiberius’s father, also named Tiberius Claudius Nero, a high priest and magistrate, was a former fleet captain for Julius...

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