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Great-nephew of Julius Caesar; became Rome's first Emperor after Julius Caesar's Death.
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1st Imperial Dynasty
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Cultural achievements, entertainment, writers.
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Germanic tribes coalition ambushes and destroys three Roman legions in the Teutoburg Forest; Significant Roman defeat.
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Not related to Augustus; adopted by Augustus and made heir.
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By the end of Augustus's Reign he had conquered northern Hispania, the Alpine regions of Raetia and Noricum, Illyricum and Pannonia (Hungary and the Balkans), and extended the African Provinces borders to the east and south.
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Ovid writes his 'Metamorphoses', stories about the transformations of mostly humans and nymphs into animals and plants. Dies in 17 A.D.
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Germanicus leads a Roman army to the Weser river and decisively defeats a Germanic force.
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Roman historian. Wrote 'Ab Urbe Condita Libri' (Books from the Foundation of the City). His writings covered the period from early Rome all the way through the reign of Augustus. (who reigned in Livy's own lifetime).
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Great-nephew and adopted grandson of Tiberius; son of Germanicus; great-grandson of Augustus.
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Uncle of Caligula; brother of Germanicus; great-nephew and step-grandson of Augustus; became Emperor by the decision of the Praetorian Guard.
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The senator Aulus Plautius leads four legions into Britannia.
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Great-nephew, and adopted son of Claudius; nephew of Caligula; great-great-nephew of Tiberius; grandson of Germanicus; great-great-grandson of Augustus
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Historian, wrote history on Imperial Rome, Roman Britain, and Germanic Tribes. No one knows for sure when he died. 120 A.D.?
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Roman forces attack Armenia, triggers war with Parthia.
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Roman philosopher, statesman and dramatist. Known for his works Medea and Thyestes.
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Jews revolt in Judea against Roman rule.
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Roman general Titus breaks through the walls of Jerusalem, pillages the city and destroys the Second Temple.
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The Colosseum was completed.
