ors . ▁However , ▁neither ▁would ▁live ▁to ▁succeed ▁T iber ius . ▁ ▁By ▁ 2 6 , ▁the ▁em peror ▁had ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁politics ▁altogether ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Cap ri , ▁leaving ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁emp ire ▁to ▁Se jan us ▁who ▁then ▁began ▁elimin ating ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁family . ▁In ▁ 2 8 / 2 9 , ▁N ero ▁was ▁charged ▁by ▁the ▁Senate ▁with ▁hom osex ual ity ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁ex iled ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Pon za . ▁German icus ' ▁son ▁Dr us us ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁within ▁the ▁d unge on ▁under ▁the ▁Imperial ▁palace ▁on ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁Hill , ▁where ▁he ▁star ved ▁to ▁death ▁not ▁long ▁after . ▁N ero ▁died ▁in ▁ex ile ▁in ▁ 3 3 . ▁Su eton ius ▁says ▁T iber ius ▁promoted ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Se jan us ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁succession ▁of ▁Gem ell us , ▁his ▁natural ▁grand son , ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁German icus ' ▁sons ▁N ero ▁and ▁Dr us us . ▁ ▁Se jan us ▁remained ▁powerful ▁until ▁his ▁sudden ▁down fall ▁and ▁summary ▁execution ▁in ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁the ▁exact ▁reasons ▁for ▁which ▁remain ▁unclear . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁just ▁eight ▁days ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁wife ▁Ap ic ata ▁committed ▁suic ide . ▁According ▁to ▁Cass ius ▁D io , ▁she ▁left ▁a ▁message ▁for ▁the ▁em peror : ▁his ▁son