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Tiberius destroys Augustus's succession design by killing Germanicus and his family, then adopting Caligula, causing the system to break down quickly.
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Tiberius destroys Augustus's succession design by killing Germanicus and his family, then adopting Caligula, causing the system to break down quickly.
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"...a lot of people, okay? And then he adopted someone named Caligula, who was Germanicus' youngest son, to be the emperor, and Caligula was..."
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"...But Julius Caesar was just one of many. There was also Caligula, Nero. And a lot more emperors. Okay? So because of this, new..."
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