Octavia Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Hello everyone. I was thinking about the felm I claudius and wondering how Drusus really died. Did he die from a fall or something else? Thanks. Octavia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 Julius Caesar Drusus (13 BC-23AD) to my knowledge is the Drusus featured in the I Claudius TV series and book and Tacitus, Suetonius, and Dio Cassius all concur that Sejanus, Tiberius' Praetorian Prefect, with Drusus' wife Livilla as his accomplice poisoned Drusus. Nero Claudius Drusus (38 BC - 9 BC), brother of the emperor Tiberius, is the Drusus who died after falling from his horse. I'm not sure what their family relationship to each other was but Julius is sometimes known as "Drusus the Younger" and Nero as "Drusus the Elder". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm not sure what their family relationship to each other was but Julius is sometimes known as "Drusus the Younger" and Nero as "Drusus the Elder". Drusus Julius Caesar (or Nero Claudius Drusus, also Drusus the Younger) was the son of the emperor Tiberius. He was therefore the nephew of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianni Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'm not sure what their family relationship to each other was but Julius is sometimes known as "Drusus the Younger" and Nero as "Drusus the Elder". Drusus Julius Caesar (or Nero Claudius Drusus, also Drusus the Younger) was the son of the emperor Tiberius. He was therefore the nephew of Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus (Drusus the Elder). Thanks, should have been able to work that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Augusta Posted January 12, 2008 Report Share Posted January 12, 2008 May I just return to Octavia's original question here, following the little detour into the names of the Drusi..... Yes, Drusus Major, son of Livia, did die from the complications of a fall from his horse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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