The Emperor's Mother, Julia Mamia

Julia mamia was no saint, and her own faults would become a big problem for the regime. But she was smart enough to that her son would never last in power if he was allowed to give himself over to the pleasures of power while abdicating responsibilities. At 13, alexander had neither the experience nor the education to run the government all by himself. Even with his mother and grandmother pulling the strings, there was simply not yet enough in authority emanating from the boy to hold the regime together. So julia mami went out a colon on the most influential families in rome and quickly organized a governing council composed of 16 widely respected senators. They were given real, actual