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Son of Germanicus

Drusus Caesar

Drusus Caesar

Dynastic role
Son of Germanicus
Life
c. 8 – 33 CE
Archive group
Heirs and princes

Drusus Julius Caesar was a son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder and a younger brother of Nero Caesar. The brothers became victims of the political struggle surrounding Sejanus and the succession to Tiberius.

Brother, not twin

Drusus Caesar was a younger son of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder. His career was closely paired with that of Nero Caesar, but the brothers were born in different years and were not twins.

Imprisonment under Tiberius

After Nero’s removal, accusations and court politics also brought down Drusus. He was confined beneath the imperial palace and died in 33 CE after severe deprivation. His younger brother Caligula was the only adult son of Germanicus to survive Tiberius’s reign.

Historical sources

Tacitus, Annals 4.4; 6.23–24
Drusus’s public position, imprisonment, and death.

Suetonius, Tiberius 54; Caligula 7
The three surviving sons of Germanicus and the fate of the two elder brothers.

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