Episode B12 – Antonii

The Ancient World

Scott C.

History

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2015

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Synopsis: The death of Tiberius, elevation of Caligula, and final years of King Ptolemy I. “Ptolemy, whom (Caligula) invited from his kingdom, and received with great honors, he suddenly put to death, for no other reason, but because he observed that upon entering the theatre, at a public exhibition, he attracted the eyes of all the spectators, by the splendor of his purple robe.” – Suetonius, The Twelve Caesars, XXXV “Meanwhile Gaius sent for Ptolemy, the son of Juba, and on ascertaining that he was wealthy put him to death.” – Cassius Dio, Roman History, Book 59 Heirs of Mark Antony: https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/7_Antonii_36AD_1.pdf https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/8_Antonii_36AD_2.pdf Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:17.0	B12, 12, Antoni.
1:28.0	66 years after his death,
1:30.5	Mark Antony's legacy remained complicated. His grandson Germanicus had
1:36.6	come closest to fulfilling his dream of ruling over the entire Roman world. But of course the young prince had been killed, as had his
1:47.2	eldest sons Nero and Drusus. In fact the Octavian branch had been so thoroughly denuded that only three male heirs remained.
1:57.0	Naus, Damedius, Ahenabarbus, Claudius, and Caligula, which really meant two male heirs, since everyone knew Claudius was
2:07.7	nothing but a mentally deficient embarrassment.
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