Editing Tiberius (section)

=== Succession question ===

In 23&nbsp;BC, Augustus became gravely ill, and his possible death threatened to plunge the Roman world into even more civil conflict. Historians generally agree that it is during this time that the question of Augustus's heir became most acute, and while Augustus had seemed to indicate that [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa|Agrippa]] and [[Marcus Claudius Marcellus (nephew of Augustus)|Marcellus]] would carry on his position in the event of his death, the ambiguity of succession became Augustus's chief problem.{{sfn|Southern|1998|pp=119–120}} In response, a series of potential heirs seem to have been selected, among them Tiberius and his brother Drusus. In 24&nbsp;BC, at the age of seventeen, Tiberius entered politics under Augustus's direction, receiving the position of ''[[quaestor]]'',{{sfn|Velleius|loc=2.94}} and was granted the right to stand for election as ''[[praetor]]'' and ''consul'' five years in advance of the age required by law.{{sfn|Suetonius, ''Tiberius''|loc=9}} Similar provisions were made for Drusus.{{sfn|Seager|2005|p=xiv}}