CLST 341 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Tiberius Gemellus, Antonia Minor, Wild Beasts
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Caligula, ne(cid:396)o, a(cid:374)d do(cid:373)itia(cid:374) a(cid:396)e all ge(cid:374)e(cid:396)all(cid:455) (cid:272)o(cid:374)side(cid:396)ed to ha(cid:448)e (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:271)ad o(cid:396) (cid:862)(cid:373)o(cid:374)ste(cid:396)(cid:863) Grandson of drusus the elder and antonia minor (daughter of m. antony) Grandson of tiberius (adoptive heir of augustus) Son of germanicus and agrippina the elder (daughter of agrippa and julia the elder, daughter to augustus via scribonia) Nephew to claudius (brother of his father) Born august 31, 12 ce in the year when his father was consul. Poisoned tiberius, as some believe, and pulled the signet ring from his finger: when tiberius resisted, nero smothered and strangled him, succeeded tiberius as his adoptive heir, along with tiberius gemellus. He tried to bring statues of the gods from greece, revered statues of artistic excellence, among them jupiter from olympia, and wanted to remove their heads and replace them with his own. Set up a temple for the worship of his own divine essence: had a golden statue that looked like him.