. A history of Rome with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . ^OOUfs Tfi:: TRIUKVIRS, M. AVTOVVJt AND A aUCOAL COMMEMORATING THK. COSQUffiJT OF BCTTT. CHAPTER XHL FROM THE UEATH OF AUGUSTUS TO THAT OF ;. 14 TO 68. \Ve have already seen that Tiberius greatly distinguishedhimself in several wars, and nothing is recorded dnringthat period of his life to suggest that he would be thecniel tyrant he turned out to be. During the first sixyears of his reign, things went on pretty w^ell, at allevents, he succeeded in concealing the viciousness of hischaracter. But af
. A history of Rome with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . ^OOUfs Tfi:: TRIUKVIRS, M. AVTOVVJt AND A aUCOAL COMMEMORATING THK. COSQUffiJT OF BCTTT. CHAPTER XHL FROM THE UEATH OF AUGUSTUS TO THAT OF ;. 14 TO 68. \Ve have already seen that Tiberius greatly distinguishedhimself in several wars, and nothing is recorded dnringthat period of his life to suggest that he would be thecniel tyrant he turned out to be. During the first sixyears of his reign, things went on pretty w^ell, at allevents, he succeeded in concealing the viciousness of hischaracter. But after the year 20, when he cameunder the influence of his friend jElius Seianus, he com-menced a series of revolting atrocities. It was on theadvice of Seianus that, in 23, the praetorian cohortswere drawn together into a fortified camp close to Rome,a step which at once changed the government into amilitary despotism, for hencefoi-th the emperor alwa}^had a large body of troops at his command, ready to dohis bidding. Hitherto the people had been allowed toassemble in their coniitia, and to make laAvs in the
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