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Synopsis: \xa0The death of Octavian, elevation of Tiberius, and early military careers of Germanicus and Ptolemy.\n\u201cEven during the years when he lived at Rhodes, in ostensible retirement and actual exile, (Tiberius) had studied nothing save anger, hypocrisy, and secret lasciviousness.\u201d \u2013 Tacitus, The Annals, Book I\xa0\n\u201cYet the temper of the soldiers remained savage, and a sudden desire came over them to advance against the enemy: it would be expiation of their madness; nor could the ghosts of their companions be appeased till their own impious breasts had been marked with honorable wounds.\xa0 Falling in with the enthusiasm of his troops, (Germanicus) laid a bridge over the Rhine, and threw across twelve thousand legionaries.\u201d \u2013 Tacitus, The Annals, Book I\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices