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The accession of Tiberius.
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The accession of Tiberius. During the reign of Augustus the political sphere of the Roman world had been changed beyond recognition. Where before the senate used to debate political questions as well as decide the manner in which they should be dealt with, now the emperor had the final say. Decisions were now made by the emperor and his council of amici. The powerful men in the empire were not necessarily senators, but the men who were close to the emperor and were thus able to influence him; these could be close relatives, or even freedmen. This shift of power does not necessarily mean that all the emperor's policies were passive replies to questions posed to him by others. It was imperative that the emperor, whose position was volatile (since anyone who was able to challenge it, would become the next emperor), continued to be in command of the whole political...
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