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Germanicus is Jiang's example of the ideal successor: Caesar-like, brilliant, and beloved by soldiers, but too young, requiring Tiberius as a transitional emperor.
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Germanicus is Jiang's example of the ideal successor: Caesar-like, brilliant, and beloved by soldiers, but too young, requiring Tiberius as a transitional emperor.
Tiberius destroys Augustus's succession design by killing Germanicus and his family, then adopting Caligula, causing the system to break down quickly.
"...throne and Augustus Caesar had the perfect man his name was Germanicus Germanicus was very much like Julius Caesar brilliant speaker loved by his..."
"then Germanicus would inherit the throne, and he'd be a good emperor, and as a good emperor, you would then be able to find..."
Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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