Were the Julio-Claudians really as bad as they seem?
The Julio- Claudians were really as bad as they seemed. Some of them were okay rulers but others were just straight up crazy. Since I got to learn about Tiberius and I know that he was one of the Julio- Caiudians, I can say that he was not a very good ruler. He was a great conqueror, but didn’t care too much about his people. He pushed people off cliffs for self-enjoyment and tried people for treason. These people were put into jail for no fair or apparent reason. He did conquer big places life Germania, but this does not mean he was all for his people. Caligula must have gotten into reign after Tiberius. I know that he was one of the men to suffocate Tiberius. This must have been all a plan for him. He was most likely one of the senate people who did not like him. He probably just wanted to get into office to show his power and be better than anyone else. Even though Tiberius was a bad ruler, he doesn’t deserve to face a terrible death like the one he did. Claudius came into power after Caligula. Claudius was Caligula’s uncle. He did not want to be emperor and when they were looking for him, Claudius was found behind a curtain trying to hide. This to me shows that he could not be a very great leader. He didn’t even want to do what was best for his country and stand up for them. I think that yes, the Julio- Cluadians were as bad as they seemed.
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