Tiberius chooses to die: Rome
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- Tiberius chooses to die
- Begins with some high status family background
- Tiberius once caught two snakes in his bed. Soothsayers declared this as an omen and said he must kill one snake
- If Tiberius kills the male snake, he dies. If he kills the female snake, his wife Cornelia dies.
- He sacrificed himself because he loved Cornelia so much and she was much younger and had lots of potential.
- After his death Ptolemy proposed to her, offering to share his kingdom, but she refused and remained a widow
- Her only daughter married Scipio the younger and her two sons were very succesful
- After his death Ptolemy proposed to her, offering to share his kingdom, but she refused and remained a widow
- He sacrificed himself because he loved Cornelia so much and she was much younger and had lots of potential.
- If Tiberius kills the male snake, he dies. If he kills the female snake, his wife Cornelia dies.
- Tiberius once caught two snakes in his bed. Soothsayers declared this as an omen and said he must kill one snake
- Themes: expectations of a matrona
- Matronas were expected to raise the children and put the family first
- Authorship:Plutarch was a teacher and priest and therefore knew a lot of things
- Begins with some high status family background
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