But the father of Tiberius Caesar, being quaestor to Caius Caesar, and commander of his fleet in the war of
, contributed greatly to its success. He was therefore made one of the high-priests in the room of Publius Scipio;
1
and was sent to settle some colonies in
, and amongst the rest, those of
and
.
2
After the assassination of Caesar, however, when the rest of the senators, for fear of public disturbances, were for having the affair buried in oblivion, he proposed a resolution for rewarding those who had killed the tyrant. Having filled the office of praetor,
3
and at the end of the year a disturbance breaking out amongst the triumviri, he kept the badges of his office beyond the legal time; and following Lucius Antonius the consul, brother of the triumvir, to
,
4
though the rest submitted, yet he himself continued firm to the party, and escaped first to
, and then to
; whence, having in vain invited the slaves to liberty, he fled over to
. But resenting his not being immediately admitted into the presence of Sextus Pompey, and being also prohibited the use of the fasces, he went over into Achaia to Mark Antony; with whom, upon a reconciliation soon after brought about amongst the several contending parties, he returned to
; and, at the request of Augustus, gave up to him his wife Livia Drusilla, although she was then big with child, and had before borne him a son. He died not long after; leaving behind him two sons, Tiberius and Drusus Nero.
