Tiberius Claudius Nero (grandfather of Tiberius Caesar)

Tiberius Claudius Nero (105 BC-unknown date in 1st century BC) was a member of the Roman Republican gens Claudia of Rome. He was the grandfather of the emperor Tiberius.

For other people named Tiberius Claudius Nero, see Tiberius Claudius Nero.
Tiberius Claudius Nero
Born105 BC
Known forgrandfather of emperor Tiberius
ChildrenTiberius Claudius Nero
Claudia
Denarius minted by Tiberius Claudius Nero in 79 BC. The obverse depicts Diana, while the reverse shows Victory driving a biga.

Biography

Early life

He was a descendant of the first named Tiberius Claudius Nero, one of the sons of Appius Claudius Caecus the censor.[1] He possibly studied under Demetrius Lacon,[2] who may have dedicated one or two books to Nero.[3] It is also possible that the man who was friends with Lacon was his father.[4]

Career

Tiberius was appointed triumvir monetalis in 79 BC. He minted denarii with a bust of Diana and a chariot driven by Victory. Some numismatists have explained the presence of Diana as an allusion to the Sabine origin of the gens Claudia, but Michael Crawford dismisses this theory, which comes from a mistake of Varro.[5]

Tiberius was praetor at an undetermined date in the 60s, at least before 63, and perhaps before 67, when he was given a command in the expedition of Pompey against the Cilician Pirates.[6]

Tiberius was famous for recommending that the members of the Catiline Conspiracy be confined.[7]

Marriage

His wife was a descendant of the Claudian family. Tiberius with his wife had a son called Tiberius Claudius Nero (c. 85-33 BC) and a daughter called Claudia who married the prefect, Quintus Volusius.[8]

References
  1. Tiberius Claudius Nero no. 1 article at ancient library Archived October 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. König, Jason; Oikonomopoulou, Katerina; Woolf, Greg (2013). Ancient Libraries. Cambridge University Press. p. 206. ISBN 9781107244580.
  3. König, Jason; Oikonomopoulou, Katerina; Woolf, Greg (2013). Ancient Libraries. Cambridge University Press. p. 200. ISBN 9781107244580.
  4. Kaplan, Michael Steven (1990). Greeks and the imperial court, from Tiberius to Nero. Garland. p. 456. ISBN 9780824032135.
  5. Crawford, Roman Republican Coinage, p. 398.
  6. Broughton, vol. II, pp. 148, 463.
  7. Tiberius Claudius Nero no. 7 article at ancient library Archived October 9, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  8. Cicero. Ad Atticum, V, 21

Bibliography
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