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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4554824, member: 110226&quot;]Well, according to Robert Graves (<u>I Claudius</u>, and <u>Claudius The God</u>), Tiberius, who reluctantly became emperor following Augustus&#039; death, became more and more erratic in his behavior, especially towards the end of his reign, and especially following the death of Livia, who essentially ran the state behind the scenes.&nbsp; Senators and others were tried for treason, primarily as a means for Tiberius gaining access to more money, a chronic issue during his rule.</p><p><br /></p><p>Caligula was also in constant need of money, spending lavishly on his entertainments and statutes in his honor, among other things. Many people were executed, again, as a means to replenish the emperor&#039;s treasury.&nbsp; By the time Claudius was elevated to the throne the Roman state was in terrible condition economically, something that Claudius put his mind to fixing as quickly as he could.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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