The Twelve Caesars is a book by Roman historian Suetonius, consisting of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the 11 first emperors.
Ironically, the category only covers eleven emperors, as Julius Caesar is included in the Imperatorial Era category,
However, the first 11 emperors honoured a large number of people on their coins, and so you will find many interesting characters depicted on the coins from this period.
This period ends with the murder of Domitian, after which Nerva is the first emperor in the period of the Adoptive Emperors.
Ironically, the category only covers eleven emperors, as Julius Caesar is included in the Imperatorial Era category,
However, the first 11 emperors honoured a large number of people on their coins, and so you will find many interesting characters depicted on the coins from this period.
This period ends with the murder of Domitian, after which Nerva is the first emperor in the period of the Adoptive Emperors.
Gaius Caesar was consul in AD 1 and the grandson of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire. Although he was born to Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Augustus' only daughter, Gaius and his younger brother, Lucius Caesar were raised by their grandfather as his adopted sons and joint-heirs to the empire.
He would experience an accelerated political career befitting a ...
He would experience an accelerated political career befitting a ...
Lucius Caesar was the grandson of Augustus. The son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa and Julia the Elder, Augustus' only daughter, Lucius was adopted by his grandfather along with his older brother, Gaius Caesar.
As the emperor's adopted sons and joint-heirs to the Roman Empire, Lucius and Gaius had promising political and military careers. However, Lucius died of a sudden illness on 20 Aug...
As the emperor's adopted sons and joint-heirs to the Roman Empire, Lucius and Gaius had promising political and military careers. However, Lucius died of a sudden illness on 20 Aug...