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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.
Jiang argues that Tiberius can be said to mark the death of the Roman Empire: it continues for centuries, but only through size and inertia amid internal revolt and tension.
"...so he needed a transition. And so he appointed his stepson, Tiberius, who was pretty old at this point, okay, to be the transition...."
"...right? And so this is a good system. The problem was Tiberius, okay? Tiberius didn't like the idea that he could not appoint his..."
"And by the time you got to Tiberius, this system collapsed, and you could make the argument that Tiberius marked the death of the..."
"...Civil War. So this is about a year 100 BCE. And Tiberius Gracchus, who is one of the Gracchi brothers that Alex referenced, he..."
"...of people who were destitute and who were landless. So all Tiberius Gracchus said was this. We're not going to redistribute property. We're not..."
"...agree with that. Yeah, correct. You know, like going back to Tiberius Gracchus, you know, right. If you wanted to"
"Asher and Benjamin of Tiberius would capture Jerusalem without resistance."
"...the city was handed to Nehemiah ben Heshel and Benjamin of Tiberius. Nehemiah was then appointed the ruler of Jerusalem. Okay. So in Jerusalem,..."
"...So, now what do you do? So, this man is named Tiberius Gracchus, and he's a reformer. And he says basically, hey guys, here's..."
Rome does not hand Octavian power because he is the best general, the most charismatic speaker, or the obvious heir.
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