During the time of Tiberius ,
Egypt
lived a peaceful era when Rome withdrew one of the legions , leaving only 16700 soldiers in the country . Tiberius was interested in avoiding any action that would provoke the
Greeks
or Egyptians: he gave orders to investigate any complaint against the governors and he even blamed Governor Aemelius Rectus for collecting too many taxes .
During his reign , his heir Germanicus visited Egypt , thus breaking Octavius' order that prohibited members of the Senate from visiting Egypt without the Emperor's permission . During his visit , Germanicus adopted a series of measures which increased his popularity: he lowered prices and opened wheat silos to put an end to hunger caused by the low flood .
All these actions upset Tiberius who criticized him publicly in the Senate and Germanicus had to abandon Egypt immediately . He went to Syria where he fell ill and died . The widow of Germanicus accused Tiberius of murdering her husband . Then Tiberius killed the entire family of Germanicus except (Gaius - Caligula) who became his heir .
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