Augustus died in AD 14 and Tuberius gained power of the whole Roman empire. ... The senate read the letter while the unsuspecting Sejanus sat in the senate chamber. ... Tiberius often confused the senate with his letters. The senate was frequently unable to understand his messages. ... The job of ruling the entire Roman Empire is too great a job for any one man to handle. ...
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the second Roman emperor. ... With his brother, Drusus, he helped carry out the expansion of the Roman Empire for Augustus. ... He began to rely not on his senate, but on his good friend Sejanus. ... He later tried to plot against Tiberius in hopes of gaining the throne for himself and Tiberius had him tried by the Senate. ... Tiberius also didn't have a very good relationship with his Senate. ...
ASSESS THE METHODS AGRIPPINA USED TO GAIN POWER AND AUTHORITY A woman in Ancient Roman times, never wielded much power, especially when it came to politics, however, Agrippina was one of the few exceptions to this. ... Germanicus had been a much loved figure among the Roman people as he had been a charismatic leader. ... She accomplished there end partly by getting the freed men to persuade Claudius and by arranging before hand that the senate, the populace and the soldier should join together in shouting their approval of her demands on every occasion. ... (Cassius Dio, Roman history 6...
