What was Tiberius leadership style?

Answer 1

Tiberius was a very capable military leader and won several major victories over Germanic tribes. He also proved to be a very good at managing finances at the end of his rein there was over 3,000,000,000,000 sesterces in Romes treasury more then there would ever be again. However he never wanted to be emperor and so was very reluctant to accept his duties. He left most of the work to the senate which made him very unpopular. This led to rumors of sexual perversion and pedophilia which although might of had some degree of truth were blown out of proportion. So in fact he was a very capable emperor but he was incredibly unpopular as a result he is often remembered as incompetent and lazy.

Answer 2

Tiberius' reign was not particularly successful. He was a reluctant emperor. He said that he was too old, that he did not want to be an emperor and that he wanted only a limited part of the imperial powers. In fact, he even expressed his opinion to the Senate that Rome return to a republic style of government. This was rejected and he had to take on the full imperial powers, but it was said that he refused the titles bestowed on an emperor, the emblem of Princeps and the Civic Crown. He wanted the senate and the bureaucracy to get on with state affairs. He issued only vague orders which were difficult to interpret, especially in the area of legislation.

It certainly can be said that Tiberius bolstered the public view of him when as a general in charge of legions he crushed the Pannonians in 7-8 AD/CE. These military campaigns resulted in the creation of Dalmatia as a separate imperial province. It was a consensus that his military services to the Empire ranked in the highest order.

When the serious problems with Germanic tribes along the Danube came to light, he and his nephew Germanicus saved what could be saved in the Empire's frontiers along the Danube.

Despite the problems that developed during the reign of Tiberius, few could forget that he helped secure the return of the sacred Roman battle standards from Parthia. It's clear that the prior actions of Tiberius before he became emperor, had to strengthen him whatever faults his reign had. He was awarded his well deserved triumph in Rome in 12 AD/ADC.

The Roman legions in the north mutinied as they had not been paid and Tiberius did not issue instructions on that matter. Germanicus, a general, and Dusus (Tiberius' son) were sent with a small force to put down the rebellion. Germanicus led the legions on a campaign across the river Rhine and said that the war booty would be their bonus. The campaign was victorious and was successful in quelling the mutiny. In 18 AD Germanicus was given the command of the Roman troops in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. However he died one year later and accused Piso, the governor of Syria, of poisoning him while he was dying. Piso was tried, but he threatened to implicate Tiberius. Since the senate was hostile to him, he committed suicide.

From 22 AD, Tiberius, tired of politics, started to make longer and longer annual stays at the island of Capri, off Naples. In 26 Ad he retired on this island. Tiberius increasingly relied on Lucius Aelius Sejanus to run the governance of the empire and with his withdrawal to Capri Sejanus came to control the state machinery. Tiberius called him his socius laborum (partner in my labours). Sejanus plotted to overthrow Tiberius. The plot was discovered and in 31 AD Tiberius ordered his execution. The senate also persecuted several of Sejanus colleagues. Tiberius now embarked on a series of treason trials. Everyone who had some connection with Sejanus and members of families who had ties with the rival Julian family were tired and executed. This led to a view that the last years of Tiberius' reign as tyrannical. However, this view has been challenged by several historians. They note that throughout Tiberius' reign only 52 people were charged with treason and that only half of them were convicted. They also claim that many of the trials were more down to the zeal of the senate, rather than Tiberius himself.

Answer 3

Tiberius was not successful because of hispolitical incbility , poor judgment and jealousy lead Rome into dark age and murder!

Answer 4

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