Roman emperor Tiberius was BOTD in 42 BC. The son of Tiberius Claudius Nero and Livia Drusilla, his parents divorced when he was four, and Livia married the future emperor Augustus. Tiberius distinguished himself as a diplomat and military commander, and was happily married to Vipsania, with whom he had a son. Augustus insisted that they divorce so Tiberius could marry Julia, Augustus’s daughter. The marriage was a disaster, blighted by the death of their only child and Julia’s infidelities. They eventually divorced and Julia was sent into permanent exile. Following the untimely deaths of Augustus’ grandsons (possibly poisoned by Livia), Tiberius was named his heir, becoming emperor in 14 AD. A reluctant leader, he frequently clashed with the Senate, but was an effective administrator. Following the deaths of his son and nephew, he left Rome and settled on the island of Capri, leaving administration in the hands of his prefect Sejanus. According to the historian Suetonius, the lack of public scrutiny in Capri allowed Tiberius to indulge in drinking, feasting and orgies with men, women and children. His villa was decorated with pornographic art and had an erotic reference library, with garden areas set aside for outdoor sex. He died in 37 AD, aged 77, probably murdered on the orders of his successor Caligula, who later surpassed him in sexual perversity. He has been portrayed many times in film and television, notably by George Baker in the successful 1976 TV serialisation of Rupert Graves’ novel I, Claudius, and by Peter O’Toole in the X-rated 1979 film Caligula.