Tiberius

American

[tahy-beer-ee-uhs] / taɪˈbɪər i əs /

noun

Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar, 42 b.c.–a.d. 37, Roman emperor 14–37.

Tiberius British

/ taɪˈbɪərɪəs /

noun

full name Tiberius Claudius Nero Caesar Augustus. 42 _bc –37 _ad , Roman emperor (14–37 _ad ). He succeeded his father-in-law Augustus after a brilliant military career. He became increasingly tyrannical

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Much has changed since Tiberius and John Law and Jefferson Davis, but not the manic-depressive nature of speculative markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

It is her third litter with the father, Tiberius, since 2016.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Before his own death in 14 CE, Augustus arranged for his stepson Tiberius to receive from the Senate the power of a proconsul and a tribune.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

On Wednesday, Coletti stood at the entrance to a “taberna,” a cavernous space which had served commercial purposes in ancient Roman times and belonged to the palace complex of the 1st-century Emperor Tiberius.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“Now, you, Cormac,” said Slughorn, “I happen to know you see a lot of your Uncle Tiberius, because he has a rather splendid picture of the two of you hunting nogtails in, I think, Norfolk?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

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