{"title":"Tiberius, Asinius Gallus, and the Tiber Floods of 15 ce","authors":"S. Satterfield","doi":"10.1353/clw.2022.0002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT:Early in Tiberius’ reign, the Tiber flooded the city of Rome. Asinius Gallus proposed that it be treated as a prodigy and the Sibylline Books consulted, but Tiberius rejected his request. This paper examines Gallus’ proposal and Tiberius’ response. It argues that, contrary to the views of many scholars, Gallus was not attempting to undermine the new emperor but rather to support him. Through this incident, the paper explores prodigy reports in the early Roman Empire, as well as the relationship between Gallus and Tiberius.","PeriodicalId":46369,"journal":{"name":"CLASSICAL WORLD","volume":"115 1","pages":"157 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2000,"publicationDate":"2022-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"CLASSICAL WORLD","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1353/clw.2022.0002","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"0","JCRName":"CLASSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT:Early in Tiberius’ reign, the Tiber flooded the city of Rome. Asinius Gallus proposed that it be treated as a prodigy and the Sibylline Books consulted, but Tiberius rejected his request. This paper examines Gallus’ proposal and Tiberius’ response. It argues that, contrary to the views of many scholars, Gallus was not attempting to undermine the new emperor but rather to support him. Through this incident, the paper explores prodigy reports in the early Roman Empire, as well as the relationship between Gallus and Tiberius.
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Classical World (ISSN 0009-8418) is the quarterly journal of The Classical Association of the Atlantic States, published on a seasonal schedule with Fall (September-November), Winter (December-February), Spring (March-May), and Summer (June-August) issues. Begun in 1907 as The Classical Weekly, this peer-reviewed journal publishes contributions on all aspects of Greek and Roman literature, history, and society.
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