Tiberius

/tɪˈbɪəriəs/ noun

Definition

The second Roman Emperor, who ruled from 14-37 AD and is famous for his military leadership but also for his increasing paranoia and withdrawal from public life.

Etymology

The name comes from the Tiber River in Rome, and was originally a family name (nomen) in the Roman gens Claudia. Tiberius was born Tiberius Nero and adopted by Emperor Augustus, making him the heir.

Kelly Says

Tiberius is one of history's strangest leaders—he was an excellent general and administrator, but spent his final years on the island of Capri convinced everyone was conspiring against him, creating an atmosphere of terror even though Rome itself was stable.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ትንበርዮስ
tin-be-ree-os
ARالعربية
تيبيريوس
ti-be-ree-oos
BNবাংলা
তিবেৰিয়াস
tee-be-ree-yas
CACatalà
Tiberi
tee-be-ree
CSČeština
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
DADansk
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
DEDeutsch
Tiberius
tee-BEHR-ee-us
ELΕλληνικά
Τιβήριος
tee-vee-ree-os
ESEspañol
Tiberio
tee-BER-ee-oh
FAفارسی
تیبریوس
tee-be-ree-oos
FISuomi
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
FRFrançais
Tibère
tee-BEHR
GUGU
તિબેરિયસ
tee-be-ree-yas
HAHA
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
HEעברית
טיבריוס
tee-be-ree-os
HIहिन्दी
तिबेरियस
tee-beh-ree-yas
HUMagyar
Tibérius
tee-be-ree-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
IGIG
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
ITItaliano
Tibério
tee-BEH-ree-oh
JA日本語
ティベリウス
tiberiusu
KKKK
Тіберіу
tee-be-ree-oo
KMKM
ទីប៊ីរីអ៊ុស
tee-bee-ree-ee-us
KO한국어
티베리우스
tibeuriuseu
MRMR
तिबेरियस
tee-beh-ree-yas
MSBahasa Melayu
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
MYမြန်မာ
တိဘေရီယပ်
tee-beh-ree-yaht
NLNederlands
Tiberius
tee-BEH-ree-us
NONorsk
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
PAPA
ਤੀਬੇਰੀયਸ
tee-be-ree-yas
PLPolski
Tyberiusz
tee-be-ree-ush
PTPortuguês
Tibério
tee-BEH-ree-oh
RORomână
Tiberiu
tee-be-ree-oo
RUРусский
Тиберий
tee-BEH-ree
SVSvenska
Tibirius
tee-bee-ree-us
SWKiswahili
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
TAதமிழ்
திபீரியஸ்
thee-bee-ree-yas
TEతెలుగు
తిబేరియస్
thee-be-ree-yas
THไทย
ทิเบรियัส
ti-be-ri-as
TLTL
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
TRTürkçe
Tiberius
tee-BEH-ree-us
UKУкраїнська
Тиберій
tee-be-ree-y
URاردو
تیبریوس
tee-be-ree-oos
VITiếng Việt
Tiberius
ti-be-ri-us
YOYO
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us
ZH中文
提比里乌斯
tí bǐ lì ūs
ZUZU
Tiberius
tee-be-ree-us

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