Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus was the second Roman emperor. ... Tiberius ruled in succession to his stepfather Augustus. ... These were Augustus's grandsons and intended successors. ... He was called back to Rome, however, in AD 2, and, in AD 4, with Augustus's grandsons Gaius and Lucius both dead, Tiberius was adopted as the legal son of Augustus. Tiberius succeeded Augustus in AD 14. ...

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