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Augustus is known for ending the dictatorship of Julius Caesar. He is also remembered as the first true Roman Emperor.
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Tiberius was the adopted son of Augustus. For the most part he was successful as a ruler.
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Overall, Claudius was a successful ruler. He married four times.
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Galba was emperor for 7 months. He was murdered by the troops of Nero.
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Vespasian was the ninth emperor of Rome. His main goal of his ruling was fixing what Nero had destroyed. He is also the father of Titus.
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Caligula is the uncle of Nero. He was a terrible ruler and was stabbed to death along with his family.
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Nerva became emperor after the assassination of Domitian. He is the first emperor of a succession of rulers known as “The Five Good Emperors”.
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Otho was emperor for a short 3 months. He committed suicide in 69 AD.
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Nero was a terrible ruler and is known for burning half of Rome. He committed suicide in 67 AD.
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Before becoming emperor, Titus was a war tribune. Titus had a short rule from 79 AD to 81 AD
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Domitian ruled 81 to 96 AD. He was a terrible ruler and hated by many.
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Unlike most rulers, Trajan cared about the poor civilians and gave them free grain from the state.He also survived an earthquake.
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Marcus Aurelius is the father of Commodus.He was known for his philosophical interests.
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He ruled for a short 3 months. He was hated because he reduced gladiator fighting and also was assassinated.
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Septimius Severus traveled many places during his ruling. He died because he suffered gouty arthritis for a long time.
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Commodus was a terrible leader with an extreme lack of political concern. He also fought as a gladiator.
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Caracalla become emperor at the age of 10. He murdered many, and tried to murder his wife and also his father.
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Geta was the second son of Septimius Severus. His brother, Caracalla tried to murder him many times.
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Before becoming emperor, Elagabalus was a high priest. He married and divorced 5 women and also had male lovers. HIs mad, eccentric behavior made him a terrible ruler.
