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Augustus defeated Antony and Cleopatra in this naval battle, and shortly after became the first Roman Emperor
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This emperor's rule started the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. He is known for his popularity and start of the Pax Romana, which is 200 years of Roman peace.
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This epic written by Virgil was published against his will while he died from a sickness. the story was unfinished, but Augustus wanted it to be published
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Jesus is born in Bethlehem where Herold the Great was in power
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Augustus fell ill on the way to Capri, and died on the way back to the mainland.
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First Emperor of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty, which is the group of Emperor Augustus' successors
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Drusus died, and this led tiberius to begin to handover his duties to his Praetorian Guard, Sejanus. Although they weren't extremely closed, this death impacted Tiberius' ruling style drastically. After Drusus' death, Tiberius was only emperor by name.
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Jesus was crucified by the Roman authorities on account of blasphemy
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Tiberius participated in a ceremonial game by throwing a javelin. He hurt his shoulder, and became ill to his bed. While in coma the doctor ensured he would die, however, he woke up, but this was after they assigned a new emperor. He was then suffocated with blankets, so that the new emperor would now rule.
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Second of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Often he is described as insane because he had many wild passions
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Caligula got in an intense feud with the senate, which ruined their relationship. Caligula determined that a large amount of the senate wasn't trustworthy after reviewing previous trials. Ultimately, he put many senators to death, and ordered a fresh review on many trials.
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Emperor Caligula was extremely hated by the Romans, and after a sporting event was stabbed 30 times by a group of guardsmen. His body was disposed of in a shallow grave, his wife and daughter were also then murdered.
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After the assassination of his nephew Caligula, Claudius took power and implemented many of the things Augustus would have wanted
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Claudius went on a military campaign to take over Britain, which was successful. He is well known for his expansion of the Roman Empire.
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Claudius was poisoned to death, most likely by his last wife Agrippina.
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This emperor was very lavish and had many vices. He is known for starting the Great Fire of Rome
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Nero ordered for his mother to be murdered because of her so called interfering in his political and social affairs. From this point on Nero was known as a tyrant
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Emperor Nero starts the fire so he can gain support for persecuting Christians. He blamed this fire on them to further extend his political agenda
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This year following Nero's suicide was chaotic. four different mean with high social standings declared themselves emperor at the same time time. These men included Galba of Spain, Otho, Vitellius, and Vespasian
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Nero committed suicide after numerous rumors were spread that he started the Great Fire, which destroyed 75% of Rome. Nero blamed the Christians and began persecutions until he committed suicide.
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As one of the four emperors after the death of Nero, he started the Flavian Dynasty and began a time of economic stability during his rule
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Vespasian ended the Jewish War by taking back Jerusalem.
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This eruption covered four ancient Roman cities of Pompeii, Herclaneum, Opiontis, and Stabiae
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Vespasian died of natural causes peacefully.
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Son of Vespasian was very popular because his reforms lasted a long time and he was a humble emperor
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During Titus' reign this monument was finished. This commemorated the successes of the Flavian's during the Jewish Wars. The inaugural games lasted 100 days.
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Titus became ill after the inaugural games in Sabine Territory. He later died of a fever
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Domitian used high taxes to pay for expensive buildings, games, and projects. His assassination ended the Flavian Dynasty
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Domitian was not an emperor extremely involved in his army, so in order to earn some success he went on a military fight to Germany to take on the Chatti. He gave himself the title of Germanicus for his success.
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Conspirators assassinated Domitian while he was in his room reading.
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Came into power after the assassination of Domitian. His rule started the period of the Five Good Emperors
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A mutiny of the praetorian guard occurred, and Nerva was imprisoned, but later released.
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While in a deep rage Nerva became extremely sweaty, and fell ill. He died soon afterwards of a fever.
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This emperor was notable for his plan to expand the Roman Empire more to the East
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Augustus was the synonym for best, and Trajan added this to go before his name. This made him appear as the physical representation of the god's on earth.
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Trajan died of ill health at Selinus, and his ashes were later brought to Rome.
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Cousin of Trajan, this emperor was fond the Greek civilization and culture and he wanted to unite the Roman Empire
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The revolt of Judea forced Hadrian to go abroad one last time to Palestine. He went here as a commander.
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Hadrian endured an extremely long and painful death, which he documented in a letter he wrote.
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This emperor was known for his mild demeanor and the period of peace and prosperity that he ignited during his rule
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Under Antonius Pius' rule, the Antonine Wall was finished, rather than Hadrian's abandoned wall.
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Antonius Pius died after eating Alpine Cheese of a fever.
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This emperor is known for his impact on Stoic philosophy and is often seen as the symbol of The Golden Age of the Roman Empire
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Avidius Cassius challenged Aurelius' role as emperor. Rumors were spread that he was ill, while he was fighting the Germans, and Avidius took control. Aurelius returned and took power back.
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He died in Vienna, and his ashes were then returned to Rome.
