Doug Stanhope

And he lands and he then walks, rather as his mother had walked with the ashes of Germanicus, he walks with the ashes of his mother and his brothers to the great mausoleum of Augustus on the Campus Martius where he lays them. And he does this, Suetonius specifies, at midday when the city was at its busiest. So he wants everyone to see him. And he then goes out of his way

to kind of issue proclamations, essentially saying, you know, the grim age of Tiberius is over. It's a golden age has come. I am a kind of shining model of munificence and benignity. So he issues amnesties to all those who are facing trial on charges that had been brought against them while Tiberius was living.

to kind of issue proclamations, essentially saying, you know, the grim age of Tiberius is over. It's a golden age has come. I am a kind of shining model of munificence and benignity. So he issues amnesties to all those who are facing trial on charges that had been brought against them while Tiberius was living.

to kind of issue proclamations, essentially saying, you know, the grim age of Tiberius is over. It's a golden age has come. I am a kind of shining model of munificence and benignity. So he issues amnesties to all those who are facing trial on charges that had been brought against them while Tiberius was living.

He revives the popular elections, so the elections, you know, for magistracies that Tiberius had abolished. This goes down well with the people. And he gives a solemn promise that he will never do anything to make anyone hate him and will never give ear to informers. So this is his manifesto.

He revives the popular elections, so the elections, you know, for magistracies that Tiberius had abolished. This goes down well with the people. And he gives a solemn promise that he will never do anything to make anyone hate him and will never give ear to informers. So this is his manifesto.

He revives the popular elections, so the elections, you know, for magistracies that Tiberius had abolished. This goes down well with the people. And he gives a solemn promise that he will never do anything to make anyone hate him and will never give ear to informers. So this is his manifesto.

Also in contrast to Tiberius, very pointed contrast to Tiberius, he lays on all kinds of spectacular shows. So we talked in the previous episode how Tiberius despises the things that the mass of the people like. He has no time for gladiatorial shows. Tiberius' idea of a good time is to have a kind of pub quiz. He likes setting quizzes on literary matters and things like that.

Also in contrast to Tiberius, very pointed contrast to Tiberius, he lays on all kinds of spectacular shows. So we talked in the previous episode how Tiberius despises the things that the mass of the people like. He has no time for gladiatorial shows. Tiberius' idea of a good time is to have a kind of pub quiz. He likes setting quizzes on literary matters and things like that.

Also in contrast to Tiberius, very pointed contrast to Tiberius, he lays on all kinds of spectacular shows. So we talked in the previous episode how Tiberius despises the things that the mass of the people like. He has no time for gladiatorial shows. Tiberius' idea of a good time is to have a kind of pub quiz. He likes setting quizzes on literary matters and things like that.

That's his idea of a good time. Not Caligula's. So there are gladiators, there are beast shows, there are chariot races. And Caligula particularly likes chariot races. You know, he identifies very strongly with one of the particular teams, kind of backs them very strongly. And he loves scattering largesse.

That's his idea of a good time. Not Caligula's. So there are gladiators, there are beast shows, there are chariot races. And Caligula particularly likes chariot races. You know, he identifies very strongly with one of the particular teams, kind of backs them very strongly. And he loves scattering largesse.

That's his idea of a good time. Not Caligula's. So there are gladiators, there are beast shows, there are chariot races. And Caligula particularly likes chariot races. You know, he identifies very strongly with one of the particular teams, kind of backs them very strongly. And he loves scattering largesse.

So he will do this thing where there are kind of tokens and he'll throw these tokens out into the crowd. And depending on which token you pick up, you will get something. So it might be, I don't know, just a barn or something, or it might be a villa. So he likes to sit there and watch people scrabbling and elbowing each other out of the way to grab them.

So he will do this thing where there are kind of tokens and he'll throw these tokens out into the crowd. And depending on which token you pick up, you will get something. So it might be, I don't know, just a barn or something, or it might be a villa. So he likes to sit there and watch people scrabbling and elbowing each other out of the way to grab them.

So he will do this thing where there are kind of tokens and he'll throw these tokens out into the crowd. And depending on which token you pick up, you will get something. So it might be, I don't know, just a barn or something, or it might be a villa. So he likes to sit there and watch people scrabbling and elbowing each other out of the way to grab them.

And so it only says he was tireless in promoting shows of every description on stages across Rome and sometimes even did so by night, making the whole city blaze with light.

And so it only says he was tireless in promoting shows of every description on stages across Rome and sometimes even did so by night, making the whole city blaze with light.

And so it only says he was tireless in promoting shows of every description on stages across Rome and sometimes even did so by night, making the whole city blaze with light.

Yeah, and the Roman tradition, which had been manifest throughout the Republic, is that it's brilliant to be old. So that's why Republican portrait busts, they're always showing themselves with kind of sagging jowls and crow's feet and everything like that. And there's an instinctive sense that young people...