Kingbreakers: The Praetorian Guard
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Roman History - Tiberius and the Old Goat
With the last obstacle to power removed and tiberius safely tucked away on capri, seganus really goes full tilt. Using the pretorians as his personal hit squad, he silences critics and suppresses dissent. People who speak out against thim were forced to commit suicide or just outright executed in their homes. Statues of sejanus start going up all over rome. He even had his birthday declared a national holiday. Basically, this guy's ego just goes into complete overdrive, and no one could stop him. Their only hope was a distant, disinterested emperor lounging around on that island. And just what was old tiberius, now in his
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