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Welshhoppo t1_jbesyhw wrote

Reply to comment by rtb001 in Egypt archaeology: Dig unearths smiling mini-sphinx which may represent Claudius by egg_static5

That's because the last time a senator was in Egypt. That was Mark Antony.

We think it's one of the reasons Germanicus was done in by Tiberius. Because he was a popular senator who went to Egypt without permission.

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rtb001 t1_jbf3uj2 wrote

Although if Tiberius really did assassinate Germanicus, he would have done it whether Germanicus set foot in Egypt or not. Not only was Germanicus more popular than Tiberius's own son Drusus, he also has closer bloodline to Augustus himself, being the grandson of Augustus' sister Octavia.

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Welshhoppo t1_jbfata4 wrote

Considering how little Tiberius seems to have wanted to be Emperor, I put the entire blame of his death on Piso.

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