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Period: 27 BCE to 180
Roman Empire
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Period: 27 BCE to 68
Julio Claudian Dynasty
Agustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero -
Period: 27 BCE to 14
Augustus
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19 BCE
Publication of the Aeneid
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16 BCE
Augustus started advancing the frontier of the Roman Empire from the Rhine River to the Elbe in Germany
Augustus -
Period: 16 BCE to 6
Advance Frontier from Rhine to Elbe in Germany
Augustus -
13 BCE
Augustus Built the Ara Pacis to celebrate Pax Romana (Roman Peace)
Augustus -
1 CE
Birth of Jesus
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Period: 14 to 37
Tiberius
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17
Tiberius grants Germanicus a Triumph for his military victories across the Rhine River
Tiberius -
26
Tiberius Retires to Capri, growing reclusive and paranoid during the last years of his reign
Tiberius -
33
Crucifixion of Jesus
Tiberius presided over the crucifixion and was emperor at the time. -
37
Caligula becomes ill, turning him into a ruthless leader
Caligula -
Period: 37 to 41
Caligula
Notable about death: he was stabbed 30 times by his own guard -
38
Caligula Executes Head of Praetorian guard
Caligula -
Period: 41 to 54
Claudius
Notable about death: it is suspected he was poisoned by Agrippina -
42
New Harbor Built in Ostia, a city near Rome which acted as Rome's main port and harbor
Claudius -
43
Claudius Commences the Roman Conquest of Britain
Claudius -
Period: 54 to 68
Nero
Notable about death: died by suicide, needed help attempting to take his own life -
64
The Great Fire of Rome
Cause: the early city of Rome had many poorly constructed slums that easily caught on fire -
65
Nero executes St. Peter during the persecution of Christians in Rome
Nero -
65
Baths of Nero Built in Rome, the second public bathing establishment in Rome
Nero -
Period: 68 to 69
Year of four Emperors
Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian -
Period: 68 to 69
Galba
Killed by his own Praetorian guard. -
69
Upper Germany Denies Galba Customary Allegiance Vote
Galba -
69
Galba's own Praetorian Guard is bribed by Otho to kill him, after Galba adopted Lucius Piso Licinianus as his heir
Glaba -
69
Second Battle of Bedriacum takes place where Vitellius' troops were deafeated
Vitellius -
69
Building of Nero's Golden Palace is Finished
Otho -
69
Battle of Bedriacum with Vitellius- the battle did not go well, and Otho committed suicide to prevent a civil war
Otho -
69
Started a riot against Flavius Sabinus on Capitoline Hill which resulted in the Temple of Jupiter being burned down
Vitellius -
Period: 69 to 96
Flavian Dynasty
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian -
Period: 69 to 69
Otho
Notable about death: committed suicide -
Period: 69 to 69
Vitellius
Notable about death: attempted to flee Rome, but was killed by Vespasian's men and thrown in the Tiber -
Period: 69 to 79
Vespasian
Notable about death: died after catching a cold while swimming -
72
Beginning of Construction for the Colosseum
Vespasian -
72
Vespasian Annexes Kingdoms of Commagene and Lesser
Vespasian -
79
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
Under Emperor Titus -
Period: 79 to 81
Titus
Notable about death: died of a fever, some suspect Domitian poisoned him -
81
Left Rome and went to live in his villa in the Sabine Hills
Titus -
81
He finished the construction of the Colosseum through his reign
Domitian -
81
Titus built the Arch of Titus in the Roman Forum to commemorate his conquest of Jerusalem
Titus -
Period: 81 to 96
Domitian
Notable about death: killed by conspirators -
88
Domitian sent his army to Dacia where the were victorious
Domitian -
Period: 96 to 180
Five Good Emperors
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius -
Period: 96 to 98
Nerva
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Period: 98 to 117
Trajan
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101
From 101 CE-106 CE, Trajan conquered Dacia in a series of military battles
Trajan -
113
Trajan dedicated Trajan's Column in honor of his defeat of Dacia and other accomplishments
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Period: 117 to 138
Hadrian
Notable about death: died of a heart attack -
122
Hadrian started construction of Hadrian's Wall, a barrier to separate Romans and other tribes
Hadrian -
125
Hadrian completed the building of the Pantheon during his reign, one of the best preserved buildings of ancient Rome
Hadrian -
Period: 138 to 161
Antonius Pius
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Period: 161 to 180
Marcus Aurelius
