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-Member of the Juli-Claudian Dynasty
-Augustus was the first emperor following the Republic
-Established very effective financial system
-Augustus defied by Senatorial Decree (14BC)
-Toured Spain & Gaul (16BC) -
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The Aeneid was a series of poems written by Virgil and tells of a story of a Trojan man, Aeneas who traveled to Italy and became an ancestor of the Romans by founding the city of Rome
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem
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-Member of the Juli-Claudian Dynasty
-Begins self-exile on Rhodes River (6BC)
-Tiberius leaves Rome and the influence of the Sejanus grows (26BC)
-Became a tyrannical recluse inflicting a reign of terror
-His father appointed him a high priest -
Jesus was crucified by Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem
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-Member of the Juli-Claudian Dynasty
-38AD he killed Naevius Macro, to whom he owes his success
-39/40AD he led military campaigns to the Rhine/ English channel
-41AD he, his wife and daughter, were stabbed to death -
-Member of the Juli-Claudian Dynasty
-He wasn't a ver attractive & had poor health which made his public life unpleasant
-Launched a conquest of Britain in 43AD
-Because he granted citizenship to conquered people, population reached almost 6 million adult males in 48AD. -
-Member of the Juli-Claudian Dynasty
-Had his mother murdered in 59AD
-In 62AD, his advisor Burrus died and he and the senate were accused of treason
-Established a peace deal in 63AD following was between Roman Empire and Partrian Empire over control of Armenia -
It is said that Nero had the fire started so that the Senate could be destroyed and he could rebuild Rome the way that he wanted it. This catastrophic fire lasted 6 long days from July 18-23, 64AD.
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-Reigned in the year of the four emperors
-Accepted invitation to head rebellion against Nero, foreseeing his own assassination
-Legions of upper Germany refused the customary vote of allegiance to Galba and joined lower Germany (69AD)
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-Reigned in the year of the four emperors
-Member of the Flavian Dynasty
-70AD he returned to Rome from Alexandria (spent time there to promote his financial program and increased taxes)
-Restored discipline within the military
-Became censor with Titus in 73AD -
-Reigned in the year of the four emperors
-Governed the province Lustiana for 10 years with integrity
in 68 he joined a rebellion against Nero led by Galba
-Organized conspiracy among Praetorian Guard who murdered Galba -
-Reigned in the year of the four emperors
-Became consul in 48 AD
-Assumes proconsulship of Africa in 61 AD -
-Member of the Flavian Dynasty
-Gained renowned position as a military commander
-Completed the Colosseum in 80AD
-Defied by the Roman Senate (81AD) -
The Eruption of Mount Vesuvius left the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis and Stabiae catastrophically destroyed by ash and flames.
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-Member of the Flavian Dynasty
-He was consul ordinaries every year from 82-88AD
-Became censor for life in 85AD
-93-96AD were regarded as the years of terror
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-Member of the Flavian Dynasty
-One of the five good emperors
-In 97AD he was imprisoned by the Roman Praetorian guard for the dead of Domitian (offered himself to be killed)
-Reign was unstable naad full of financial disabilities
-Adopted an heir, forced to after getting imprisoned
-His heirs sought to extent the empire to the East -
-One of the five good emperors
-Remained for a year at Rhine and Duane Rivers to ensure that discipline was restored in military and defenses restored (returned in 99AD)
-Campaigned to reinstate the Pro-Roman king of Armenia -
-One of the five good emperors
-122Ad he initiated the construction of the Roman wall to "separate Romans from barbarians"
-128AD he visited Africa and brought an Oman of rain to a place suffering from a drought -
-One of the five good emperors
-Tried to portray himself as a Magistrate of the res republica
-in 148AD he presided over celebrations of 900th anniversary of Rome
-Was created as consul in 140AD with Marcus Aurelius and by 156AD he was finding it difficult to keep up with his expectations -
-One of the five good emperors
-168 Marcus and Verus set out on a punitive expedition across Danube River and German tribes attacked Italy while they were away
-Declared his son Commodus as joint emperor in 177, they resumed the Danubian wars together -
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