Julio-Claudian dynasty member, grandson of Tiberius and adopted son of Caligula (19-37)
For his grandfather, also named Tiberius Julius Caesar, see Tiberius.
Tiberius Gemellus
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
Born
10 October AD 19
Died
AD 37/38 (aged 18–19)
Dynasty
Julio-Claudian
Father
Drusus Julius Caesar Caligula (adopted)
Mother
Livilla
Roman imperial dynasties
Julio-Claudian dynasty
Chronology
Augustus
27 BC – AD 14
Tiberius
AD 14–37
Caligula
AD 37–41
Claudius
AD 41–54
Nero
AD 54–68
Preceded by Roman Republic
Followed by Year of the Four Emperors
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Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero,[1][2][3] known as Tiberius Gemellus (10 October AD 19 – 37/38), was the son of Drusus and Livilla, the grandson of the Emperor Tiberius, and the cousin of the Emperor Caligula. Gemellus is a nickname meaning "the twin". His twin brother, Germanicus Gemellus, died as a young child in AD 23. His father and older cousins died, and are suspected by contemporary sources as having been systematically eliminated by the powerful praetorian prefect Sejanus. Their removal allowed Gemellus and Caligula to be named joint-heirs by Tiberius in 35, a decision that ultimately resulted in Caligula assuming power and having Gemellus killed (or forced to kill himself) in late 37 or early 38.
^PIR2 I 226
^Victor Gardthausen: Iulius 156.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. X,1, Stuttgart 1918, col. 536 f.
^Often called simply "Tiberius Caesar". CIL V, 7598
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