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Augustus adopts Tiberius as his heir to the throne, since he had no male children to take over after him.
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Augustus, the first emperor of Rome dies and Tiberius becomes his heir as the next emperor
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Vespasian becomes Emperor of Rome
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Vespasian order the construction of what will become one of the most famous stuctures in all of Rome- The Flavian Amphitheater (aka the Colosseum)
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Vespasian dies in June of the year 79 AD
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Hadrian takes over as the new Emperor of the Roman Empire
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Hadrian's Wall is begun to be built, and shows the great power and size of the Roman Empire. One of the most ingenious architectural feats to this day.
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Hadrian returns to Rome after traveling around the Roman Empire. Out of all the Emperors of Rome, Hadrian probably traveled more than any of them.
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Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius as his heir to the throne shortly before his death.
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Hadrian dies right after naming Antoninus Pius as his heir.
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Caracalla takes over the position as Emperor of Rome.
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Caracalla announces that all freedmen in the empire are considered Roman Citizens
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Caracalla won many battles while fighting in present-day Germany and gained popularity within the Roman Army
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Caracalla's Praetorian Guard perfect assassinated him and then succeeded him as Emperor of Rome
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Constantine becomes one of the last emperors of rome before it completely falls apart
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Maximian dies after the seige of Masillia by Constantine.
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Constantine was marching through towns with his army and he read a sign that converted him to christianity.
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Constantine passes the Edict of Milan establishing religious tolerance throughout the Empire
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Constantine moves the capitol of Rome to Constantinople in present-day turkey
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Constantine was baptized and officially became a christian, just months before he died.
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In 29 BC, Augustus becomes the first emperor for Rome.
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Augustus forced to send his daughter into exile after she was committed of accounts of treason and adultry. Augustus had a difficult time dealing with this.
