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Tiberius Caesar, who was formerly known as Tiberius Claudius Nero was born in 42 BC on the 16th November. His predecessors were in a long line of successful and talented members of the Claudian family. They had been set firmly at the heart of the respublica through their aristocratic patronage, and it was rare that any generation had not seen a Claudian exercising such a dominant role in the workings of the republic. Both of Tiberius’ parents were Claudians, although his father (who held the same name) was less distinguished as his mother, Livia Drusilla and her lineage. Her name was derived from the Livii Drusi, another influential Roman family. Livia’s branch of the Claudian family boasted many significant figures, including Appius Claudius Pulcher (consul in 143 BC and leader of a faction with his son-in-law, Tiberius Gracchus), and Publius Clodius Pulcher (tribune in 58 BC and arch-enemy of Cicero). The adopted son of Julius Caesar, Octavian, who had in the same year of Tiberius’ birth, along with Marc Antony, avenged the assassination of his adoptive father by defeating Brutus and Cassius, made an important political and personal move. His decision was to divorce his wife Scribonia and facilitate a divorce between Ti