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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Born | 14 BC Rome, Italy |
Died | 14 September AD 23 (aged 36) |
Burial | |
Spouse | Livilla |
Issue | Julia Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero Gemellus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Germanicus II Gemellus |
Dynasty | Julio-Claudian |
Father | Tiberius |
Mother | Vipsania 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.
References
change- ↑ 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"
- ↑ Cassius Dio, Roman History, LVII.14
- ↑ Levick 1966, p. 234