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69 BCE
Aulus Vitellius
-historian and biographer
-Lived for roughly 50 years after reign of Rome
-Protege of emperor Tiberius -
63 BCE
Augustus Caesar
-Founded Rome
-Reign started in 44 B.C
-Responsible for Pax Romana
-Initiated religious reform to the Romans
-Established very effective financial system in Rome
-net worth 4.6 trillion -
17 BCE
Emperor Tiberius Facts
-Father was a high priest and magistrate
-Not appealing but broad shouldered and strong
-first military command was at age 22 -
41
Emperor Caligula
-Roman emperor 12-41 AD
-Assassinated in January 41 AD
-age 24 got power because Tiberius fell ill and died
-uncle Claudius succeeded him as emperor -
49
Claudius reign
-expanded roman empire to include Britain
-began conquest of Britain -
54
Emperor Nero
-reigned from 54 AD to 68 CE
-Notoriously known for playing the fiddle while he watched Rome burn
-Blamed the Christians for great fire that burned down Rome
-Last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian -
69
Galba
-Roman Emperor for 7 months
-Governor of Nearer Spain for 8 years
-Lucius Clodius Macer who’s revolt against Rome, from Africa, cut off the roman grain supply -
69
Emperor Otho
-Roman emperor for four months
-joined rebellion against Nero by Galba
-Organized conspiracy among the Praetorian Guard who murdered Galba in Roman Forum
-Pronounced emperor on 1/14/69 ad -
79
Emperor Vespasian
-started building Colosseum 72 CE
-Reign of Roman emperor Vespasian started on 12/26/69 -
81
Emperor Titus
-Reign was from 79-81 CE
-left war to barrister in the high court
-son of Vespasian -
96
Domitian
-first emperor to campaign in person since Claudius
-hated by aristocracy -
98
Nerva
- adopted Trajan -freed everyone imprisoned by Domitian
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117
Trajan
-First roman emperor born outside of Spain
-ruled from 98 ad -117 ad
-prioritized protecting and expanding roman empire -
138
Hadrian
-3rd of the so-called five good emperors
-cultivated admirer of greek civilization -
189
Commodus
-strangled by a champ wrestler 12/31/192
-renamed rome the Colony of Commodus
