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* By the time news of Caius’ death had reached Rome it was some time in late March, 4 CE. * Aug mourned but also hurried to plan for the future. * Of course, he didn’t have many options left. * Julia and Agrippa had one son left – Agrippa Postumus. * Or Aggy P […] The post Augustus Caesar #92 – The James Brown Shuffle appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* Keep in mind that by the standards of the day, jokes about deformities were pretty mild. * Remember those speeches Cicero gave about Mark Antony? The Phillipics? * Here’s just one example: * Let us speak rather of his meaner descriptions of worthlessness. You, with those jaws of yours, and those sides of yours, […] The post Augustus Caesar #91 – All By Myself appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Augustus stayed in Rome more now, no longer going out on long tours of the provinces, probably because he’s in his sixties, probably because he doesn’t have someone like Agrippa to leave in charge while he’s away. * On his birthday in 2 CE, he wrote an interesting letter to Caius Ninth day before the […] The post Augustus Caesar #90 – The Trouser Defense appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* It’s the year 1 BCE * Caius Caesar, biological son of Agrippa and Julia, adopted son of Augustus, is 19 years old. * And what do you get for the 19 year old who has everything? * A military command. * In a distant land. * There was a power struggle going on in […] The post Augustus Caesar #89 – Days of our Lives appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* Claudius was encouraged to take up writing history by the man who himself wrote one of the greatest histories during Aug’s reign – Titus Livius, aka Livy. * He was a local aristocrat from Northern Italy and never sought a career in public life. * His history – Ab Urbe Condita Libri (Books from […] The post Augustus Caesar #88 – Ab Urbe Condita Libri appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* Caius and Lucius presided over games including one where 260 lions were killed in the Circus Maximus which was built by the first Etruscan king of Rome Lucius Tarquinius Priscus. * BTW if you go to Rome today, you can see The Obelisco Flaminio, now in the Piazza del Popolo, which was once part […] The post Augustus Caesar #87 – Killing Lions appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* Caius and Lucius seem unaffected by Julia’s exile. * She probably hadn’t had much to do with their upbringing for quite a while. * She was too busy having drunken orgies. * Both of them were adults and were assuming more of a public role. * They presided over the the games for the […] The post Augustus Caesar #86 – The Genius Of Augustus appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* In 2 BCE, Aug turned 60 and was made consul for the 13th time. * Lucius Caesar turned 15 and became a man. * He was made an augur and joined his brother as a leader of the youth. * He was also permitted to attend the Senate and marked down to be Consul […] The post Augustus Caesar #85 – Ovid & Julia appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

* Augustus is left all alone to run the empire. * In 5 BCE he becomes consul for the 12th time – 18 years since the last time he held the post. * As consul, he led out his oldest adopted son, Caius, on the day he first donned his toga virilis. * Not long […] The post Augustus Caesar #84 – Herod’s Pig appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Sorry folks. I messed up the first file. Here’s the correct episode. Tiberius suddenly declared he wanted to withdraw from public life. Something happened. Behind the closed doors of the imperial court, there must have been an argument, and Tiberius lost it. He said he was tired. OH POOR YOU. He wanted to live a […] The post Augustus Caesar #83 – Tiberius Quits (fixed) appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Tiberius is riding high, the last man standing – until he starts to be overshadowed by Gaius and Lucius Caesar, Augustus’ adopted sons. It is declared that both will become Consul when they are 20 years old. Meanwhile Tiberius is sent away to Parthia. Cam is coming to the US! Check out events in LA, […] The post Augustus Caesar #82 – The Rise Of Gaius and Lucius appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Livia is the Melania Trump of Rome. Julia falls pregnant to Tiberius but the baby is stillborn, which is the beginning of the end for them. Tiberius crosses the Rhine in case the Germanic tribes think the death of Drusus means they are free. To make him feel special, Tiberius is given the first triumph […] The post Augustus Caesar #81 – Tiberius’ Triumph appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

We’re back after a short break. To be fair, this episode started off pretty simple. But quickly it went to some pretty dark places. We’re sorry. You might want to listen to this alone, in a dark room, with a shower handy. Don’t forget to check out our new series The Renaissance Times and book […] The post Augustus Caesar #80 – Slave Children Pets appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

10 BCE – Drusus barely escapes from Germany. Augustus celebrates his 52nd birthday. Octavia dies. Antonia gives birth to Tiberius Claudius Drusus – the future emperor Claudius. 9 BCE – Drusus becomes consul. Then he goes back to Germany where he is warned by a giant woman to return home or die. So he returns […] The post Augustus Caesar #79 – Drusus Breaks A Leg appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

In 12 BCE, Drusus completed a census in the three Gauls. The other thing Drusus was responsible for during this period was getting ready to cross the Rhine. Around the winter of 13-12 BCE, there was another raid by German warriors into the Roman provinces. It was repulsed by Drusus and then in the spring […] The post Augustus Caesar #78 – Drusus Goes Deep appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

A very special episode. Over the last 12 months, there’s been a ton of articles in the media comparing Donald Trump to Julius Caesar. A recent Shakespeare in the Park production of Julius Caesar in New York depicted Caesar as Donald Trump. We decided that as WE are the world’s leading experts on Caesar, we […] The post Augustus Caesar #77 – Trump v Caesar appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

The loss of Agrippa was a huge blow, but Tiberius and Drusus stepped up. However, now Augustus’ daughter Julia was now single again. Who could he find to marry her? Also – what kind of board games did they play in Rome? [powerpress] The post Augustus Caesar #76 – Immortal Glory appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Augustus buries Agrippa. After the funeral, attention turned to the matter of Agrippa’s will and the disbursement of his enormous estate. Work began on the Ara Pacis Augustae, a temple dedicated to the Augustan peace, that featured the Princeps, his family and Agrippa. We have Mussolini to thank for it being excavated and reconstructed in […] The post Augustus Caesar #75 – The Wind Beneath My Wings appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

Agrippa returned to Rome in 13, stayed a few months, long enough to knock Julia up again, then left to deal with some military problems in Illyricum. On his way back to Rome he fell ill – and died. [powerpress] The post Augustus Caesar #74 – Agrippa Dies appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.

When Lepidus finally died in 13 BCE, Augustus finally accepted the title of Pontifex Maximus, the chief priest of Rome. It gave him the responsibility for the entire Roman state cult. Only emperors would hold that role until Rome fell and the pope took the title In the 15th century, when the Renaissance stirred up […] The post Augustus Caesar #73 – Pope Augustus appeared first on Life Of The Caesars.