Young Livia: The Makings of A Roman Empress
Following the fall of Perusia in the early 40s, Tiberius Nero fled with his family, first to Praeneste and then to Naples, where he attempted to lead a slave insurrection. He and his family ventured out into the rural wilderness, eschewing the usual paths to travel covertly to a ship. Little Tiberius began to cry during the trip. Fear spread that he might reveal their position. Livia took him from the nurse and, when he refused to calm down, one of her supporters grabbed him from her, seemingly saving the day. In one of life’s great ironies, Livia is running away from the man she would later marry, holding a son who would eventually succeed him.
Martini Fisher 