Tiberius Gemellus

For his grandfather, also named Tiberius Julius Caesar, see Tiberius.

Tiberius Gemellus
Bust, Musée Saint-Raymond, Toulouse
Born10 October AD 19
DiedAD 37/38 (aged 17-18)
DynastyJulio-Claudian
FatherDrusus Julius Caesar
Caligula (adopted)
MotherLivilla
Roman imperial dynasties
Julio-Claudian dynasty
Chronology
27 BC – AD 14
AD 14–37
AD 37–41
AD 41–54
AD 54–68
Preceded by
Roman Republic		 Followed by
Year of the Four Emperors

Tiberius Julius Caesar Nero,[1][2][3] known as Tiberius Gemellus (10 October AD 19 – 37/38), was the son of Drusus and Livilla, the grandson of the Emperor Tiberius, and the cousin of the Emperor Caligula. Gemellus is a nickname meaning "the twin". His twin brother, Germanicus Gemellus, died as a young child in AD 23. His father and older cousins died, and are suspected by contemporary sources as having been systematically eliminated by the powerful praetorian prefect Sejanus. Their removal allowed Gemellus and Caligula to be named joint-heirs by Tiberius in 35, a decision that ultimately resulted in Caligula assuming power and having Gemellus killed (or forced to kill himself) in late 37 or early 38.

  1. ^ PIR2 I 226
  2. ^ Victor Gardthausen: Iulius 156.(in German) In: Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Vol. X,1, Stuttgart 1918, col. 536 f.
  3. ^ Often called simply "Tiberius Caesar". CIL V, 7598