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27 BCE
Augustus (27 BC –14 AD)
Great-nephew of Julius Caesar; became Rome's first Emperor after Julius Caesar's Death. -
Period: 27 BCE to 68
(27 BC–68 AD) Julio-Claudian Dynasty
1st Imperial Dynasty -
Period: 27 BCE to 70
War & Expansion
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Period: 27 BCE to 80
Culture
Cultural achievements, entertainment, writers. -
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Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
Germanic tribes coalition ambushes and destroys three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest; Significant Roman defeat. -
14
Tiberius (14 AD –37 AD)
Not related to Augustus; adopted by Augustus and made heir. -
14
Expansion under Augustus's Reign (Death of Augustus) 14 AD.
By the end of Augustus's Reign he had conquered northern Hispania, the Alpine regions of Raetia and Noricum, Illyricum and Pannonia (Hungary and the Balkans), and extended the African Provinces borders to the east and south. -
14
Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B.C.- 14 A.D)
Ovid writes his 'Metamorphoses', stories about the transformations of mostly humans and nymphs into animals and plants. Dies in 17 A.D. -
16
Battle of the Weser River
Germanicus leads a Roman army to the Weser river and decisively defeats a Germanic force. -
17
Titus Livius (59 B.C. - A.D.17)
Roman historian. Wrote 'Ab Urbe Condita Libri' (Books from the Foundation of the City). His writings covered the period from early Rome all the way through the reign of Augustus. (who reigned in Livy's own lifetime). -
37
Caligula (37 AD – 41 AD)
Great-nephew and adopted grandson of Tiberius; son of Germanicus; great-grandson of Augustus. -
41
Claudius (41 AD – 54 AD)
Uncle of Caligula; brother of Germanicus; great-nephew and step-grandson of Augustus; became Emperor by the decision of the Praetorian Guard. -
43
Roman conquest of Britannia
The senator Aulus Plautius leads four legions into Britannia. -
54
Nero (54 AD – 68 AD)
Great-nephew, and adopted son of Claudius; nephew of Caligula; great-great-nephew of Tiberius; grandson of Germanicus; great-great-grandson of Augustus -
56
Cornelius Tacitus 56 - 120 A.D.? (born in 56 A.D.)
Historian, wrote history on Imperial Rome, Roman Britain, and Germanic Tribes. No one knows for sure when he died. 120 A.D.? -
58
Roman–Parthian War
Roman forces attack Armenia, triggers war with Parthia. -
65
Seneca (4 BC – AD 65)
Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist. Known for his works Medea and Thyestes. -
66
First Jewish–Roman War
Jews revolt in Judea against Roman rule. -
70
Siege of Jerusalem
Roman general Titus breaks through the walls of Jerusalem, pillages the city and destroys the Second Temple. -
80
The Colosseum
The Colosseum was completed.
