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No

It's not Gaius Caesar, however this person was also declared "princeps iuventutis".

No. Here's another hint: both his grandfather and father were emperors.

Nope

He was the most famous son of Livia.

Seneca the Younger

I think it's connected to the transfer of Rome into a monarchy, in a monarchist rule there is an importand role for women - they suppose to be the mother of the future monarchs. due to this fact some women of the imperial family manage to get cinsidrable power (for women at least) and even official recognition (Livia is a good example of this).

You have a good point ASCLEPIADES, infact it's even disputed if there were a conspiracy against Tiberius. These sources seem to think that it's was Tiberius who conspire against Sejanus "In addition to his old friends and intimates, he had asked for twenty of the leading men of the State as advisers on public affairs. Of all these he spared hardly two or three; the others he destroyed on one pretext or another, including Aelius Sejanus, whose downfall involved the death of many others. This man he had advanced to the highest power, not so much from regard for him, as that he might through his services and wiles destroy the children of Germanicus and secure the succession for his own grandson, the child of his son Drusus."(Suetonius, Life of Tiberius, 55) Ann Boddington think that infact Tiberius was forced to dispose of Sejanus as the opposition to his elevation of rank grew to include many leading Romansand especially the commanders of the legions in Germany.

"It was in this way that Tiberius came to read her statement; and when he had obtained proof of the information given, he put to death Livilla and all the others therein mentioned. I have, indeed, heard that he spared Livilla out of regard for her mother Antonia, and that Antonia herself of her own accord killed her daughter by starving her." (Dio Cassius, 58.11.7) Supposly it was her punishment for murdering her husband Drusus (Tiberius son, his called Castor in I Claudius) and conspire with Sejanus to overthrow Tiberius.

Julia Minor was born about 19 BC, she was married Lucius Aemillius Paullus who was the consul of 1 AD, she was exiled in 8 AD as she was found guilty of adultry. in exile she gave birth but Augustus regected theinfant and had it killed. From the fact that her husband was executed at the same time that she was send to exile who can assume that at least some of her crimes were of a political nature.

The initial reason that Muhammad Ali was stationed in Egypt was to fight Napoleon.

"The Senate appointed C. Marius and Q. Caepio to command the forces of Rutilius in the field. The opposing general, Q. Popaedius, fled as a pretended deserter to this Caepio. He brought with him and gave as a pledge two slave babies, clad with the purple-bordered garments of free-born children, pretending that they were his own sons. As further confirmation of his good faith he brought masses of lead plated with gold and silver. He urged Caepio to follow him in all haste with his army and capture the hostile army while destitute of a leader, and Caepio was deceived and followed him. When they had arrived at a place where the ambush had been laid, Popaedius ran up to the top of a hill though he were searching for the enemy, and gave his own men a signal. The latter sprang out of their concealment and cut Caepio and most of his force in pieces; so the Senate joined the rest of Caepio's army to that of Marius. " (Appian, BC, 1.44)

The cognomen is indeed a nickname attached to certain branch of the family, for example the Claudians has too branches: one was the patrician who bore the cognomen "Nero" and the other were plebs who bore the cognomen "Marcellus", while the two are related they are not considered to be of them same family.

From the link: "Also due next year are two animated projects: "Hannibal the Conqueror," produced by actor Vin Diesel and based on the legendary African warrior-king" This give me the feeling this movie gonna have a very modern prespective as "the evil ruthless colonialists Europeans who came to enslave the poor and innocent Africans" what is of coure completly wrong in this case. Or in other, the movie look like it's gonna be crap.

It's important to note that this policy changes during the late republic times and Rome tend to grant citizenship to the local aristocrasy for services it has done for her (A good example for this is that Caesar granted Antipater citizenship for his aid during the Egyptian campain) and in the empire auxiliary soldiers were made citizens after they finished there service. The first reference to auxilia that I was able to find was during I Punic War (check this related thread(post #20)). There are few diffrences, as I understand during the republican times auxilia were not granted citizenship at the end of their service, also if I'm not mistaken the auxilia of republican time was recruited from the allies of Rome who were, at least nominally, independence while imperial auxilia were recruited fron non-citizens living in the empire.

Just finished reading M.L Clarke "The Noblest Roman: Marcus Brutus and His Reputation", a good book thought it's too sympathic to Brutus for my taste and half of the book deal with Brutus image after his death.

It's important to note that this policy changes during the late republic times and Rome tend to grant citizenship to the local aristocrasy for services it has done for her (A good example for this is that Caesar granted Antipater citizenship for his aid during the Egyptian campain) and in the empire auxiliary soldiers were made citizens after they finished there service.

Intresting, than perhaps the attributation of the phrase to Brutus wasn't due to any author but to a popular belief that he said that since, as I understand Brutus gain some popularty during the American independence war.

It's "Diana of Versailles" a Roman copy made about 1st or 2nd century AD of Artemis/Diana. the original is attributed to Leochares.

Yes I know that John Wilkes Booth say that, but my question is what was the origin of this phrase, if it's not ancient I assume some later author connected those words to Brutus.

What is the origin of this phrase? I know it's supposly was said by Brutus while he murdered Caesar, however I didn't manage to find a refrence to it in ancient sources.

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The Dying Gaul This is a Roman copy of the statue commissioned some time between 230 BC and 220 BC by Attalos I of Pergamon to honor his victory over the Galatians. I especially like it for it's extraordinary realism, you could actually see the suffering of the Gaulic warrior as he die, it's also a very realist depict of a Gaul (notice his moustache!).

As you were talking about blood relative you seem to forget that Claudius was the grsndson of Octavia, sister of Augustus and grandaughter of Caesar sister. And btw Claudius "adoption" into the Iulian family was illegal, since he simply took the name Caesar without any Iulian adoption him. infact Caligula was the last true Iulian.

You forget to include Claudius and Nero.