4 ⟶ Tiberius Adopts Germanicus as Heir

Tiberius also adopts Germanicus as his own heir.
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🏛️ Tiberius Returns to Rome

Following the death of Lucius Caesar, Augustus allows his stepson Tiberius back into Rome as a private citizen, after six years of enforced retirement on Rhodes.⟶
Tiberius Returns to Rome (2)
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👑 Tiberius Adopts Germanicus as Heir

Tiberius also adopts Germanicus as his own heir.⟶
Tiberius Adopts Germanicus as Heir (4)
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🏛️ Drusus Caesar's Public Life Begins

Drusus Caesar, member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. AD 33)⟶
Drusus Caesar's Public Life Begins (8)
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🏛️ Tiberius Orders Trial for Germanicus's Alleged Murder; Piso's Suicide

Emperor Tiberius is forced to order an investigation and a public trial in the Roman Senate, for the murder of Germanicus. Fearing he will be found guilty, Gnaeus Calpurnius Piso commits suicide.⟶
Tiberius Orders Trial for Germanicus's Alleged Murder; Piso's Suicide (20)
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🏛️ Drusus Julius Caesar Granted Tribunician Power

Drusus Julius Caesar receives the tribunicia potestas (tribunician power).⟶
Drusus Julius Caesar Granted Tribunician Power (22)
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⚰️ Death of Drusus Julius Caesar and Tiberius's Diminished Rule

Emperor Tiberius' son Drusus Julius Caesar dies. From that point forward, he seems to lose interest in the Empire and occupies himself with the pursuit of pleasure.⟶
Death of Drusus Julius Caesar and Tiberius's Diminished Rule (23)
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