In the second episode of this mini series designed to support the OCR Ancient History A Level, Dr Abigail Graham (Institute of Classical Studies) moves on from Augustus to explore how Tiberius presented himself and his imperial inheritance, via the two following inscriptions:
1. Gythium inscription from AD 15, including discussion about the imperial cult and the role of Livia
2. from 09:18, the genius of Tiberius’ worship at Rome in AD 27
Our final episode is a special one with Oxford don and Virgil super expert, Prof. Llewelyn Morgan of Brasenose College, Oxford. Find out what he thinks about our traitor theories and Aeneas’ character...
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