Who was Tiberius?

Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was called by Pliny the Elder 'tristissimus hominum', "the gloomiest of men". The second Caesar, he would have been beloved of history if he had only had the decency to die young. Modesty prohibits specific detail, but, suffice it to say the historian Tacitus records that upon the news of Tiberius' death the crowd rejoiced, only to become suddenly silent and sullen upon hearing that he had recovered, then, rejoiced again at the news that Caligula and Macro had smothered him to death. Please follow the link below and save my blushes.