Drusus Caesar

adopted grandson and heir of the Roman emperor Tiberius (c. 8 AD-33 AD) (7-33)

Drusus Caesar (7/8 – 33) was an inheritor of the Roman emperor Tiberius. He was born into the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Drusus with his brother, Nero, made a successful political careers. He died of starvation while in prison in 33.[1][2]

Drusus Caesar
Possible statue of Drusus Caesar, from Roselle (Grosseto)
BornAD 7/8
DiedAD 33 (aged 25–26)
Burial
SpouseAemilia Lepida
Full name
Drusus Julius Caesar Germanicus
DynastyJulio-Claudian
Father
MotherAgrippina the Elder

References change

  1. Alston 1998, p. 43
  2. Smith 1873, p. 1088