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To the governors who recommended burdensome taxes for his provinces, he [Tiberius] wrote in answer that it was the part of a good shepherd to shear h… - Tiberius
" "To the governors who recommended burdensome taxes for his provinces, he [Tiberius] wrote in answer that it was the part of a good shepherd to shear his flock, not skin it.
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About Tiberius
Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar (November 16, 42 BC – March 16, 37 AD) was a Roman emperor (14 AD – 37 AD) and general.
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Native Name:
Tiberius Claudius Nero
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Tiberius Iulius Caesar
Alternative Names:
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus
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Tiberius Julius Caesar
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Imperator Caesar Divi filius Augustus
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Emperor of Rome Tiberius
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Emperor of Rome Tiberius Claudius Nero
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Tiberius Caesar Augustus
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Emperor Tiberius
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Tiberius Caesar
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Caesar Tiberius
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Marcus Gallius Claudianus
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Tibeius Gallius Claudianus
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Towards Livia, too, exorbitant was the flattering court of the Senate. Some were for decreeing her the general title of Mother; others the more particular one of Mother Of Her Country; and almost all moved, that to the name of Tiberius should be added, The Son Of Julia: Tiberius urged in answer, that "public honours to women ought to be warily adjudged, and with a sparing hand; and that with the same measure of moderation he would receive such as were presented to himself."
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