Lindsay Powell

And they will control the armies within their areas. He will choose all the prefects in charge of all the auxiliary units. He'll choose for Judea, for Egypt, and for other units he has important. It's a vast number of people he's got to keep track of. if you think. So one way he deals with this is, instead of having nine tribunes, is to have two, what he calls praefecti praetorio.

And we actually know their names. One is Austerius Scapula, which British people will know. The person that came to Britain was a relation of his, so that was different, but it's interesting, Austerius Scapula. And Salvius Aper. So we know these, and it's very interesting when you can actually see history with names. It makes it much more personal.

And we actually know their names. One is Austerius Scapula, which British people will know. The person that came to Britain was a relation of his, so that was different, but it's interesting, Austerius Scapula. And Salvius Aper. So we know these, and it's very interesting when you can actually see history with names. It makes it much more personal.

And we actually know their names. One is Austerius Scapula, which British people will know. The person that came to Britain was a relation of his, so that was different, but it's interesting, Austerius Scapula. And Salvius Aper. So we know these, and it's very interesting when you can actually see history with names. It makes it much more personal.

So I think it's from right about 280, these people come, and they sort of step in between the tribunes. And their job is to, I guess, man-manage and control this whole thing. But that gives them interesting power. And when you fast forward, then, like I said, when you get to 23, and by now Tiberius is the emperor from 14, this camp is built.

So I think it's from right about 280, these people come, and they sort of step in between the tribunes. And their job is to, I guess, man-manage and control this whole thing. But that gives them interesting power. And when you fast forward, then, like I said, when you get to 23, and by now Tiberius is the emperor from 14, this camp is built.

So I think it's from right about 280, these people come, and they sort of step in between the tribunes. And their job is to, I guess, man-manage and control this whole thing. But that gives them interesting power. And when you fast forward, then, like I said, when you get to 23, and by now Tiberius is the emperor from 14, this camp is built.

Sejanus, Lucius Ilius Sejanus, Sejanus to our friends at home, will remember him, Patrick Stewart, in I, Claudius. I mean, this is part of the problem, by the way. That series was so well done that George Baker, for me, is Tiberius and Patrick Stewart is Sejanus. And it's very hard sometimes as a historian to put those artistic impressions aside.

Sejanus, Lucius Ilius Sejanus, Sejanus to our friends at home, will remember him, Patrick Stewart, in I, Claudius. I mean, this is part of the problem, by the way. That series was so well done that George Baker, for me, is Tiberius and Patrick Stewart is Sejanus. And it's very hard sometimes as a historian to put those artistic impressions aside.

Sejanus, Lucius Ilius Sejanus, Sejanus to our friends at home, will remember him, Patrick Stewart, in I, Claudius. I mean, this is part of the problem, by the way. That series was so well done that George Baker, for me, is Tiberius and Patrick Stewart is Sejanus. And it's very hard sometimes as a historian to put those artistic impressions aside.

But that show pretty well, I think, showed the chemistry between those two individuals. And what it meant was for 17 years, this is what people forget, it might have been just two or three episodes in I, Claudius, but it was 17 years, that this man, Sejanus, who in fact was a son of a Praetorian prefect, so it was in the family, another equestrian, was picked by Tiberius to run the whole guard.

But that show pretty well, I think, showed the chemistry between those two individuals. And what it meant was for 17 years, this is what people forget, it might have been just two or three episodes in I, Claudius, but it was 17 years, that this man, Sejanus, who in fact was a son of a Praetorian prefect, so it was in the family, another equestrian, was picked by Tiberius to run the whole guard.

But that show pretty well, I think, showed the chemistry between those two individuals. And what it meant was for 17 years, this is what people forget, it might have been just two or three episodes in I, Claudius, but it was 17 years, that this man, Sejanus, who in fact was a son of a Praetorian prefect, so it was in the family, another equestrian, was picked by Tiberius to run the whole guard.

And that gave him, he must have realized over time, the immense power this gave him. There's a point, we're talking Augustus has died at 14, Tiberius takes over. In 21, he decides to leave Rome and go to Capri. And he leaves in charge, to all intents and purposes, is Sianus. And you can imagine, like I said, we talked about the salutatio and the filtering of messages. That becomes Sionis' job.

And that gave him, he must have realized over time, the immense power this gave him. There's a point, we're talking Augustus has died at 14, Tiberius takes over. In 21, he decides to leave Rome and go to Capri. And he leaves in charge, to all intents and purposes, is Sianus. And you can imagine, like I said, we talked about the salutatio and the filtering of messages. That becomes Sionis' job.

And that gave him, he must have realized over time, the immense power this gave him. There's a point, we're talking Augustus has died at 14, Tiberius takes over. In 21, he decides to leave Rome and go to Capri. And he leaves in charge, to all intents and purposes, is Sianus. And you can imagine, like I said, we talked about the salutatio and the filtering of messages. That becomes Sionis' job.

So that gives him immense control. And he has armed troops as well. Now, significantly, it's not until about 10 years later when there are allegations that he was involved in the poisoning, the killing of Tiberius' actual son, Drusus the Younger, who we mentioned earlier in the context of the mutiny on the Danube River. A plot is inferred that he's going to try and take over the state.

So that gives him immense control. And he has armed troops as well. Now, significantly, it's not until about 10 years later when there are allegations that he was involved in the poisoning, the killing of Tiberius' actual son, Drusus the Younger, who we mentioned earlier in the context of the mutiny on the Danube River. A plot is inferred that he's going to try and take over the state.

So that gives him immense control. And he has armed troops as well. Now, significantly, it's not until about 10 years later when there are allegations that he was involved in the poisoning, the killing of Tiberius' actual son, Drusus the Younger, who we mentioned earlier in the context of the mutiny on the Danube River. A plot is inferred that he's going to try and take over the state.

And significantly, it's the office in charge of the urban cohorts that is picked to try and actually sort of do the ferreting out. And there's the famous scene where Sionis actually, he goes to the Senate House expecting to be given honours and in fact to be recognised as being the successor. And the statement is read out. And then halfway through, it becomes clear that this is an indictment.