AD 25 - In Berenice a Jewish politeuma is attested from the time of Augustus-- two decrees of the politeuma in Berenice, the later dated AD 25. | From c 25 BC Eastern Cilicia (including Tarsus) was united administratively with Syria to form one imperial province (Syria-Cilicia), governed by a legatus pro praetore with his headquarters in Syrian Antioch. This arrangement lasted until AD 72... | Strabo (ca 58 BCE-25 CE) whose interest ran more ito the ethnographical tne to the architectual, helps in reconstructing the character of ancient cultures. His Geography often mentions cities and occasionally individual buildings in ways that resonate with the archaeological evidence that has emerged.

AD 26 - Pontius Pilate becomes Roman procurator of Judea| Poppaeus Sabinus given triumphal insignia for crushing Thracian revolt| Tiberius leaves for Campania  | An attack was launched upon Agrippina’s cousin, Claudia Pulchra. Again, she saw Tiberius as responsible, and rather pointedly chided him for attacking the descendants of Augustus | Sejanus följde kejsaren på resan till Campanien och fick då tillfälle att rädda hans liv. När Tiberius med uppvaktning besökte en märklig grotta (Spelunca, nu Sperlonga) i närheten av Tarranica, inträffade ett ras som dödade flera i sällskapet. Men genom Sejanus sinnesnärvaro räddades Tiberius. Detta stärkte naturligtvis hans ställning ännu mer.