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~Was first Roman emperor following the fall of the republic
~Julius Caesar was his uncle/adoptive father -
~became a tyrannical recluse inflicting a reign of terror
~His father was a formal fleet captain for Julius Caesar -
~Extended Roman rule in North Africa
~Made Britain a province -
~Was governor of Hispania Tarraconensis
~Otho killed Galba after Galba had antagonized him -
~Was the first to start a system of public education
~Inflated currency and increased provincial taxation -
~Believed to have been mad and unpredictable tyrant
~Third Roman Emperor -
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~Troops had proclaimed him emperor instead of swearing themselves to Galba ~Was tortured on the Scalae Gemoniae then dragged by a hook into the Tiber
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~Had helped Galba but then turned against him
~Otho had committed suicide after losing a battle to Vitellius -
~Brought a sense of peace and justice to the empire
~He was captured by Praetorian guards but the guards were later captured ~One of the Five Good Emperors -
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~Famous for burning down Rome while playing the fiddle. ~Also persecuted Christians
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~Had lots of military training and went to battle multiple times
~He is the older brother of Domitian -
~Rebuilt many public buildings
~Greed and fear of assassination made him cruel
~One of his own counsel men killed him by stabbing -
~Was concerned with good government and public welfare
~Built many statues and many buildings
~ Known as the 2nd of the Five Good Emperors -
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~Rebuilt the city of Rome to make it look nicer. Things such as the Pantheon
~Had a wall built for him called Hadrian's Wall ~One of the Five Good Emperors -
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~Always insisted that law be fair and impartial
~His reign is known as relative peace
~Was one of the Five Good Emperors -
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~Was one of the Five Good Emperors
~Was concerned with improving living conditions of the poor -
~Son of a freed slave. He later entered the army
~small group of soldiers murdered him only three months into his reign -
~Went to war with both Parthia and Danube
~ Had a tavern built in his house and possibly died of smallpox -
~Was a wealthy Roman senator before becoming emperor
~Danube legions killed Didius -
~Went mad when his sister attempted to assassinate him
~Was strangled by an athlete -
