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Synopsis: \xa0The end of Tacfarinas, and the bloody co-rule of Tiberius and Sejanus.\xa0\n\u201cThen, as the campaign had demonstrated Ptolemy\u2019s good-will, an old-fashioned distinction was revived, and a member of the Senate was dispatched to present him with the traditional bounty of the Fathers, an ivory scepter with the embroidered robe, and to greet him by the style of king, ally and friend.\u201d \u2013 Tacitus, The Annals, Book IV\n\u201cThere followed from now onward a sheer and grinding despotism: for, with Augusta still alive, there had remained a refuge; since deference to his mother was ingrained in Tiberius, nor did Sejanus venture to claim precedence over the authority of a parent.\xa0 But now, as though freed from the curb, they broke out unrestrained.\u201d \u2013 Tacitus, The Annals, Book V\nUpdated Julio-Claudian Family Tree:\n https://audio.ancientworldpodcast.com/6_Octavian_Clan_31AD.pdf\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices