#Gaius Caesar

[wolframpant]

Domina and the children of the next Julio-Claudian generation

#domina sky #domina mgm+ #julio-claudian dynasty #julio-claudians #gaius caesar #julia the younger #julilla #lucius caesar #germanicus #germanicus julius caesar #drusus the younger #claudia livia #livilla #technically germanicus wasn't called germanicus until his father's death #and i am not sure how was it with castor's nickname #missing are agrippina postumus and claudius who are not there except only in extreme background #hope we will see more of the kids next season #it's terrible to realize that most of these kids will die young with a lot of ???? around their deaths or in exile #life expectancy of julio-claudians really declines with each successive generation #like it's around 40 for this generation

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

#octavian: apollo is my favorite god #apollo: LOL #octavian #just roman memes #suetonius #jlrrt reads #drusus #lucius caesar #gaius caesar #the twelve caesars is a comedy

[thetwelvecaesars]

#gaius caesar #ancient rome #tagamemnon #Caligula

[julius-caeser]

Boys night on the 15th of March, in the senate! so excited so hang out with the boys, heard theres cake, hope someone brought a knife.

#ides of march #julius caesar #caesar #ancient rome #brutus #gaius julius caesar #roman history #rome #roleplay #yeah similar to last year but you try being a uni student pretending to be julius caesar for the 5th year in a row

[brutusjustifier]

get ready caesar

#ides of march #silly #julius caesar #marcus junius brutus #gaius cassius longinus #ancientrome #roman republic #shakespeare

[blogdemocratesjr]

Statue of Gaius Caesar at Corinth, Archaeological Museum + Onward by Sir John Gilbert + Matthew Dennison, Livia, Empress of Rome (p.215)

'Shield and banner, thou sure shouldst know them, of the Grail are these heroes all, / And ready to do thee service.'

—Wolfram von Eschenbach, Parzival XVI: Lohengrin

Although our age is not yet so advanced as to be able to control outwardly living Nature, although that cultural epoch has not yet come in which living and life-giving forces come to be mastered, nevertheless, there is already the preparatory school for this, which was founded by the movement called the Lodge of the Holy Grail. The time will however come — and it will be quite a specific point in time — when humanity, deviating from its present tendency, will see that deep inward soul forces cannot be decided by majority resolutions; that no vote can settle questions involving the limitless realm of love, involving what one feels or senses. That force which is common to all mankind, which expresses itself in the intellectual as an all-embracing unity about which there can be no conflict, is called Manas. And when men have progressed so far that they are not only at one in their intellect, but also in their perceptions and feelings, and are in harmony in their inmost souls, so far that they find themselves in what is noble and good, so far that they lovingly join together in the objective, in what they have in common, in the same way that they agree that two times two makes four and three times three equals nine; then the time will have arrived when men will be able to control the living as well. Unanimity — objective unanimity in perception and feeling — with all humanity really embracing in love: such is the pre-condition for gaining control over the living.

—Rudolf Steiner, The Temple Legend: Lecture XX

#Gaius Caesar #Matthew Dennison #Roman history #Livia #Augustus #Julia the Elder #Sir John Gilbert #wolfram von eschenbach #Parzival #Lohengrin #anthroposophy #spiritual science

[saltyclass]

Just my humble little contribution to the ides of march celebration.

Sorry for any grammatical error, English is not my first language.

#ides of march #julius caesar #julius ceaser #march 15 #et tu brute #if I had a nickel for everytime Caesar got stabbed i'd have 23 nickels which I personally think is hillarious #stab the caesar #the best way to die is suddenly and unexpected #<- Quote caesar #gaius julius caesar

[random-krab]

It's almost march... you know what that means

Get your knives ready

#ides of march #gaius julius caesar #stab stab motherfucker #(both literally and figuratively)

[jasontoddiefor]

I feel like this year everyone is much more excited about the approaching assassination of a certain man 🏛🗡

#ides of march #gaius julius caesar #history

[theromaboo]

Guys, I've heard about this epic idea.

So basically, you throw a party during the night of March 14. It's a pi day party.

Then, the second the clock strikes midnight, the party suddenly becomes an Ides of March party. You have not told any of the guests about that.

Then you do Ides of March activities like stabbing and pileus hat wearing.

(EDIT: for added fun, tell all guests about the Ides of March thing, except for one. Then EVERYONE STABS THE UNKNOWING VICTIM THE SECOND IT TURNS MIDNIGHT)

#whoooo #party #ancient rome #tagamemnon #gaius julius caesar #julius caesar #march 15 #the ides of march #ides of march #et tu brute #party ideas

[wolframpant]

"IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER?"

#i claudius #iclaudiusedit #augustus #emperor augustus #caesar augustus #gaius caesar #exquisite camera work #domina will have to work real hard to match this scene #tbh i think they wont be able to match it

[just-late-roman-republic-things]

hi! you say that agrippa postumus would make a nasty emperor if he become one. sometimes i wonder, what about augustus' other grandsons? from what i read (in powell's agrippa bio book) they were spoiled brats but they were young when they died. beside that, i wonder what if agrippa survived and succeeded augustus? would he face the same problem tiberius had with the senate but for different reason (i read that aristocrats hate him)? what about drusus? so yeah.. basically historical what if.

Abandon facts, all ye who enter here!

It's not clear whether Agrippa Postumus was really all that bad. I've got a longer post talking about other reasons he might have been Augustus' least-favorite grandchild. However, Augustus was usually a good judge of competence, so there probably was some reason why Postumus wasn't well-suited for ruling an empire. Augustus had also elevated Tiberius to effectively co-emperor by the last years of his reign, precisely to make Tiberius' ascension as smooth and undisputed as possible.

I suspect that the only way Postumus would come to power would be if Tiberius died just before Augustus did. But even then, it probably wouldn't be for long. Julio-Claudian emperors needed the support of the army and Senate to hold onto power, and Postumus seems to have been very good at alienating people. My best guess is that he'd get displaced by the more popular Germanicus - either by vote of the Senate or by assassination.

What about his brothers, Gaius Caesar and Lucius Caesar? Assuming that both had lived to see Augustus die in 14 CE, Gaius would've been 33, and Lucius 30. Since they both started their administrative/military careers as teenagers, and were widely popular, either one would've been in a great position to take over. This would've been great news for their mother Julia, who'd probably be recalled from exile, and for Tiberius, who didn't want to rule anyway. If both boys lived, the job would most likely go to Lucius, since Gaius asked to be released from public service after he became seriously ill.

Both boys died young enough that it's hard to gauge how capable they would've been as emperors. They weren't spoiled; if anything, Augustus seems to have put a lot of pressure on his (grand)kids. (You're probably thinking of the incidents where crowds greeted Lucius over-enthusiastically at 11, or tried to elect Gaius consul at 14. Augustus was irritated because he thought this could make the kids big-headed, but there's no indication of Gaius or Lucius actually misbehaving. Gaius also was pretty rude to Tiberius one time, but that probably stemmed from resentment of how his mother Julia had been treated, not Gaius generally being a dick.) They probably would've been average-to-decent, simply because most rulers are in peacetime, and they would've had a lot of experience under Augustus' (overbearing) watchful eye.

If Drusus had outlived Gaius and Lucius, he likely would've been Augustus' next choice of successor, and quite good at it, too. He was an able administrator and general like Tiberius, and much better at working with people. Plus, Drusus' grandkids were also Augustus' great-grandkids via Agrippina the Elder, and Augustus wanted his descendants to inherit.

There would be several other benefits, too. For one thing, Tiberius would be much happier, less overworked, and may not have had the depression/breakdown/??? that led him to retire to Rhodes. The Julian and Claudian branches of the family probably wouldn't have been at odds, at least not as much, since both saw their future in Drusus' grandkids. Drusus' outgoing personality and stronger leadership would probably be less vulnerable to the manipulations of Sejanus, so we might have seen Caligula's older brothers survive and rule instead of him. As the most skilled commander of the German campaigns, Drusus would've likely also consolidated Roman control up to the Elbe River.

Anyway, that's just my best guess. It's a shame, because Gaius, Lucius or Drusus taking over would seem more probable than all three of them dying young. Emperor Tiberius was sort of a "bad ending" from Augustus' perspective. Not the worst - worst would be civil war - but if not for some crappy luck, the Julio-Claudians might've been much happier and more well-adjusted.

#just roman asks #gaius caesar #lucius caesar #agrippa postumus #nero claudius drusus #alternate history #ancient rome #tiberius #octavian #how many times can i say 'probably' in one post? the answer may surprise you #jlrrt essays

[abstractmelons]

the place where (we believe) Gaius Julius Caesar was stabbed is currently a cat sanctuary btw

#my nonsense #ides of march #i have some pictures from when i went last year #i will find them #gaius my beloved ... #gaius julius caesar

[julius-caeser]

hanging with my boys in the senate on wednesday the 15th, cant wait to see what theyve got planned, i hope its a suprise party

#so hype #gunna play some overwatch #maybe start a coop #who knows! #ides of march #caesar #caeser #julius caesar #brutus #ancient rome #julius ceaser #gaius julius caesar

[inky-duchess]

Remember what the true meaning of the Ides of March is. It's not about the vibe checking of one politician but the vibe checking of a politician together.

Celebrate the holiday the way it was meant to be celebrated 💜

#Ides of march #This day always makes me feel unhinged #julius caesar #Julius Caesar has been dead many slutty slutty years #marcus junius brutus #gaius julius caesar #Rome #Brutus #Caesar #History #Senate #Ancient Rome

[brother-emperors]

WILL NO ONE RID ME OF THIS TROUBLESOME PRIEST ROMAN?

When Caesar arrived in pursuit on the third day, Theodotus showed him Pompey's head and ring, but Caesar was offended and wept.

-Liv. Per. 112.4

the title quotation is referring to the famous quote associated with the henry II-thomas becket conflict. the uhhhhh. the themes match, somewhat. feels the same, in some kind of way. anyway, fucking RIP to caesar and pompey. it's gotta be lonely, to start off as three, and then two, and even locked in conflict, there's a familiarity of being known that you're never going to have again. ah, what loss. what tragedy. etc etc etc.

#the queen must bury the king. long live the queen or whatever. im not a monarchist. stab the queen. long live the conspirators #gaius julius caesar #gnaeus pompeius magnus #drawing tag #komiks tag #roman republic tag #im gonna be real with you all. there is some kind of king herod being presented with the head of john the baptist going on in here #imagery wise. #CHRIST what was the hbo rome line. HE WAS A CONSUL OF ROME! there it is. god what delivery. #i almost made that the quote but i dont actually want to quote hbo rome if i can quote literally ANYTHING else #tris homines