Drusus Julius Caesar

son of Emperor Tiberius

Drusus Julius Caesar (14 BC[1] – 14 September AD 23), was the son of Emperor Tiberius, and heir to the Roman Empire after the death of his adoptive brother Germanicus in AD 19.

Drusus Julius Caesar
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Portrait of Drusus (Musée Saint-Raymond)
Born14 BC
Rome, Italy
Died14 September AD 23 (aged 36)
Burial
SpouseLivilla
IssueJulia
Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus II Gemellus
DynastyJulio-Claudian
FatherTiberius
MotherVipsania Agrippina

Drusus first began politics with the office of quaestor in AD 10 and was very popular among the Roman people.[2][3]

Drusus died suddenly 14 September 23, from natural causes.

ReferencesEdit

  1. The Republic in Danger: Drusus Libo and the Succession of Tiberius: "Tiberius was born 16 Nov. 42BC; Germanicus was born in 15BC; Drusus was born in 14BC, and Agrippa in 12BC"
  2. Cassius Dio, Roman History, LVII.14
  3. Levick 1966, p. 234