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31 BCE
Start of Augustus's Rule as Emperor
Rise to Power: Came to power following the Battle of Actium because he was seen as heroic; when he came home, he was made the first official Emperor of Rome -
28 BCE
Emperor Augustus and Agrippa's Census
Augustus commanded with Agrippa that a civil census be taken -
19 BCE
Publication of the Aeneid
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5 BCE
Birth of Jesus
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14
Tiberius succeeds Augustus as Emperor
Rise to Power: Succeeded to emperorship a month after the death of Augustus -
14
Augustus dies, ending his reign as Emperor
Death due to illness -
14
Augustus's Posthumous Induction
Emperor Augustus was inducted into the Roman state for gods posthumously -
14
Start of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty
14-68 AD -
19
Tiberius-Germanicus Scandal
Tiberius rumored to have killed Germanicus by hired men -
29
Tiberius Orders Sejanus Execution
Tiberius has Sejanus executed after he tries to take over power from Tiberius -
33
Galba became consul
was the son of consul Gaius and was favored by emperors Augustus and Tiberius which allowed him to become consul at a young age -
33
Death of Jesus
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37
Tiberius dies, ending his reign as Emperor
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37
Caligula succeeds Tiberius as Emperor
Rise to Power: Welcomed by the Romans in after Tiberius, who was a boring and ineffective ruler, died -
38
Caligula: When attitudes are so fresh, they turn crazy
Caligula gets sick and becomes permanently mentally unstable, unlike his fresh attitude that the Romans saw before his sickness; he becomes murderous and power-hungry -
40
Caligula: A Paused Attempt
Caligula leads a military troop to Britain/Gaul to seize it but stops before they can attack -
41
Caligula dies, ending his reign as Emperor
Caligula is murdered by associates after he became too power-hungry and began to have negative impact on Rome -
41
Claudius unexpectedly becomes Emperor
Claudius becomes emperor when Gaius was unexpectedly murdered and Claudius had lots of support from soldiers and courtiers -
41
Claudius officially becomes emperor
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43
Claudius invades Britain
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48
Vitellius becomes consul
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51
Vespasian becomes consul
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54
Nero succeeds Claudius as Emperor
Nero came to power following his mother’s murder of Claudius, his predecessor -
54
Claudius dies mysteriously
Some people believed Claudius was struck while watching actors but some Romans believe he was posined -
58
Otho governs Lusitania
was sent from Rome to govern Lusitania -
59
Nero: The Boy Who Felt Pressure From His Mater
Nero has his mother killed so he no longer has to be controlled by her -
60
Galba is governor of nearer spain
Galba becomes the governor of nearer spain and served there for 8 years -
64
Nero: Arsonist or Emperor?
The Great Fire of Rome breaks out and Nero gives minimal aid in the situation, some blame him for the cause of the fire -
64
Great Fire of Rome
Cause: Unknown but it began in the section of homes of the lower classes -
67
Titus commands legion under Vespasian
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68
Vitellius is appointed governor of lower germany
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68
Nero dies, ending his reign
After being declared an enemy, Nero fled Rome and committed suicide but left no heirs -
68
Galba caused Nero to commit suicide and then he becomes Emperor
Ran a rebellion against Nero which caused him to commit suicide making Galba the new emperor. -
68
Otho joins rebellion against Nero
Otho joins the rebellion against Nero -
68
End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty
14-68 AD -
69
Assassination of Galba
Galba was assassinated by his guards in the Roman Forum -
69
Otho rises to emperor after guards kill Galba
Otho became emperor after he organized a conspiracy against the guards who killed Galba -
69
Otho commits suicide
committed suicide after his army was defeated at Bedriacum -
69
Vitellius is murdered
Vietllius was murdered by Vespasian's army -
69
Vespasian becomes emperor after Nero's death
Vespasian becomes emperor after Nero's death and is the founder of the Flavian dynasty -
69
Domitian remained unharmed in Rome during Civil Wars
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69
Year of the Four Emperors
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69
Start of the Flavian Dynasty
69-96 AD -
69
Vitellius becomes emperor because of approval from troops
Galba appointed him imperial governor of lower germany but the troops in Germany did not like Galba. However, the liked Vitellus and made him emperor and had support from all other armies -
70
Titus conquers Jerusalem
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73
Vespasian becomes a censor
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79
Vespasian dies
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79
Titus becomes Emperor after the death of Vespasian
Vespasian is Titus father and is in line to take it over -
79
Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius
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81
Titus dies
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81
Domitian comes to power after death of his brother
Domitian comes to power after the death of his brother TItus -
85
Domitian becomes censor for life
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90
Nerva: Previous Government Work
Nerva served as Roman consul before becoming emperor -
96
Nerva succeeds Domitian as Emperor
Nerva was chosen to become an emperor following the murder of Domitian -
96
Domitian is murdered
Domitian is murdered by two praetorian prefects -
96
End of the Flavian Dynasty
69-96 AD -
96
Start of the five good emperors in power
96-180 AD
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius -
97
Nerva: Feeling the Heat of Humiliation
The Praetorian Guard left Nerva greatly humiliated as they threatened execution for those involved in the murder of Domitian -
98
Nerva dies, ending his reign
Died of natural causes, but it came shortly after being greatly humiliated -
98
Trajan succeeds Nerva as Emperor
Trajan came to power following the natural causes death of Nerva -
98
Trajan: Punishing Those who Skirted the Law
Trajan had the Praetorian Guards responsible for the murder during the time of Nerva executed -
115
Trajan: Huge Expansion Guy
Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to include the Parthian Empire but it would never expand any further -
117
Trajan dies, ending his reign
Trajan died of natural causes -
117
Hadrian succeeds Trajan as Emperor
Hadrian came into power after Trajan, his predecessor, died of natural causes -
123
Hadrian: Part Narcissist, Part Territorial, Part Emperor
Hadrian commissioned a wall to be built around the northern edge of the British area of the Roman Empire and it was known as Hadrian’s Wall -
125
Hadrian: Artsy Guy wants the Pantheon back
Hadrian commissioned that the Pantheon be completely rebuilt after it had burned down -
138
Hadrian dies, ending his reign and the reigns of Emperors of Rome
Hadrian dies of political exhaustion -
180
End of the five good emperors
96-180 AD
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius -
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Citations (pt. 1)
“Augustus .” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html
Badian, E. “Aulus Vitellius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Feb. 2017, www.britannica.com/biography/Aulus-Vitellius.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Otho.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 9 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Otho. -
Citations (pt. 4)
1) “The Aeneid” SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/lit/aeneid/facts/
2) Akostenberger. “When Was Jesus Born, and When Did He Die?” Biblical Foundations, 17 Dec 2017, www.biblicalfoundations.org/when-was-jesus-born-and-when-did-he-die/.
3)“Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Begins” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-begins
4)“Nero's Rome Burns” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/neros-rome-burns -
Citations (pt. 2)
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Titus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Feb. 2014, www.britannica.com/biography/Titus.
Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar. “Domitian.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Domitian.
Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar. “Vespasian.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 3 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian. -
Citation (pt. 3)
Grant, Michael. “Augustus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 13 Apr. 2018,
“History - Historic Figures: Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD).” BBC, BBC,
Mark, Joshua J. “Hadrian.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 3 May 2018, www.ancient.eu/hadrian/.
Momigliano, Arnaldo Dante. “Claudius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Apr. 2018 www.britannica.com/biography/Claudius-Roman-emperor