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The Julio Claudian Dynasty was a reign of emperors from Julius Caesar's direct blood line.
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Adopted son/ great nephew of Julius Caesar, and inheritor of all of Caesar's holdings. He went through a civil war against Mark Antony in order to rise to power, and after he won, he became emperor.
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Military instalments in Galtia we're continued through Agustus' rule and were reduced once Galtia became annexed.
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Because he had fallen ill, close to death, August's rule was in question. He became in favor of imperium majus. He became Tribune for life.
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Against Virgil's wishes,. Augustus publishes the Aeneid, unfinished.
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Virgil Dies before completing the Aeneid and before he could get to Greece for retirement.
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Augustus is named head priest of the Roman religion after Lepidus dies.
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Jesus the Nazarene was born in Bethlehem, marking the beginning of the Christian faith
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Augustus Caesar dies from natural causes, but rumors said that his wife Livia killed him.
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Tiberius becomes heir to the throne and assends to emperor by being the adopted son of Augustus. In the beginning, Tiberius was said to have a wise and good rule.
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Delation becomes more popular under Tiberius' rule. Most crimes committed by well-to-do citizens were, under Roman law, punished in part by heavy fines and confiscations. These fines contributed in large part to the growth of the imperial treasury.
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Tiberius' son Drusus dies, and contributes to his loss of concern with the empire.
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Tiberius allows himself to be consult for the 5th time in a row. He allows Durus' wife to marry Sejanus, but becomes distrustful as Sejanus gained support and power. Tiberius orders the Senate to have Sejanus killed. This foreshadows the final six years of tyranus rule, uncovering his implications in the murdurs of Durus, Livinia, and Sejanus.
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Jesus the Nazarene is crucified by Piolet. Jesus Christ dies for his people and ascends into heaven, and per Christian belief, opens the gates of heaven.
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Tiberius dies after taking part in a ceremonial game that required him to throw a javelin. He wrenched his shoulder, took to his bed, became ill, and lapsed into a coma.
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"Little Boots" Caligula, great great grandson of Caesar and chosen heir of Tiberius, becomes emperor.
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Caligula's sister Drusilla becomes the first woman ever to be honored in Roman history.
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Caligula exicutes Naevius Sutorius Macro and Tiberius Gemelius out of fear even though they supported his ascension to the throne.
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Caligula bridged the bay of Naples with boats from Barae to Puteoli.
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Caligula suppresses a revolt in the Rhine Upper.
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Caligula marches into Gaul.
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Claudius is known as the expansionist emperor. He went to Britain and brought his armies with him.
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Caligula is assassinated at Palatine Games by Cassius Chaerea and other rivals in the senate.
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An attempt of assassination on Claudius is initiated by the rebellion of the Governor of Dalmatia and other senators.
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The heir to Claudius and was considered to be generous, kind, and art oriented until 59AD. After that he is noted as crazy and erratic.
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Claudius falls ill after being healed from a poison, so some believe he died a natural death and others believe he was poisoned a second time.
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Nero begins giving public performances in public. He was often dressed as women and went around putting art as first instead of Rome.
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Nero executes his first wife Octavia and his mother to death.
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A fire begins in Rome ravaging through the city. The city went crazy and one of the most famous conspiracies was that Nero played his harp and sang while Rome burned.
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Gaius Calpurnius Piso gained support and ran a conspiracy to get Nero and his antics off the throne. Nero further proves his madness to the people by going to a festival as a ascetic. He was barefoot, and he let his hair flow. (Bare feet were a sign of madness in olden days. It appears in descriptions of maddened kings and in Hamlet)
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Nero commits suicide by stabbing himself for unknown reasons.
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Galba headed a rebellion against Nero and with the support he gained ascended to the throne after Nero commits suicide.
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Galba executes troops recruited by Nero and who was left of Nero's supporters, Galba's opponents.
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The Julio Claudian Dynasty ends with Nero and his crazy antics.
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The legions of upper Germany refuse the customary vote of allegiance to Galba, but instead give their support to Vitellius.
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Galba is killed by Otho who won over praetorians and his supporters. He was murdered in the Roman Forum
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Vitellius' troops march toward Rome and its new emperor Otho.
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Otho asked the Danube legions to assist him with the Vitellius rebellion. Vitellius' troops far outnumber Otho's.
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Otho commits suicide after his army is defeated.
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Vitellius abdicates the throne after a loss of support and the defeat of his army in October.
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He is Son of Lucius Vetellius and the third of Nero's successor.
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Vitellius doesn't try to win over Otho's troops, so they turn their support to Vespian.
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The year of four emperors
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His reign was very militarism based because his military is how he ascended to the throne. He was known as quite a buff and handsome guy and was considered humble.
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The Flavian Dynasty is a linage of Roman Empires descending from Vespasian
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Vespasian goes to Alexandria to try and get funds from the government.
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Titus ends the war in Jerusalem and adds it to the empire
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Vespasian executes his criticizer Helvidius Pricus Dies.
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Vespasian executes Eprius Marcellus, who was one of his earliest supporters, for treason.
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Mnt. Vesuvius erupts, killing thousands of people. The ash, smoke, pumice, and lava buried the cities of Pompeii, Stabia, and Herculanium. All inhabitance were lost as soon as the gasses reached the cities. It was the last eruption of Vesuvius on record.
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Vespasian ends his rule by natural causes and opens the throne to the next in line.
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Titus who was the son of Vespasian, ascends to the throne. He was Vespasian's first born son. He was a military leader and conquered Jerusalem which was full of unrest. He was said to be good looking and popular.
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Titus promotes rebuilding of the city from the fire in July of 64.
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Titus completes the construction of the Coliseum in Rome and dubbed in the Flavian Amphitheater. After it opened, he lead 100 days of games.
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Titus dies suddenly at age 41 naturally or initiated by his brother Domitian.
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He was the second son of Vespasian, so when his brother unexpectedly died, he ascended to the throne. Known as being rash and slacked off.
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Domitian wisely supports the troops by raising their pay. By doing so, gains their support even though he lost the support of his commanders because of his actions.
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Domitian becomes censor for life.
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Rebellion of upper Germany that was suppressed by lower Germany and lead to a series of executions. This time lead to the magistas being freely employed against the senators. Between 93-96 these magistas lead to a time of terror hitherto.
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The Flavian Dynasty, the blood line extending from Vespasian, ends with Domitian in 96AD
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Domitian is killed by a conspiracy led by two praetorian prefects, various palace officers, and his wife Domitia Longia.
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He was the first of the five good emperors. He married into the Julio Claudian line.
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The elder statesmen help Nerva gain the throne and emerged into retirement to help him rule.
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Marcus Ulpius Trajanus (Trajan) was the governor of the German provinces who Nerva took a liking to. Marcus was then made adopted son and heir to Nerva.
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Nerva dies a natural death from possibly a stroke or a fever of some sort.
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As Nerva's adopted son, Marcus, otherwise known as Trajan, becomes emperor. He wanted to expand the empire to the east. He was friends with Pliny the Younger.
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Trajan resumed the invasion of Dacia that was initiated by Domitian.
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Trajan puts the "best" at the beginning of his name, before Augustus.
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Revolts break out again in Jerusalem.
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Trajan dies a natural death in the Asia Minor, and his ashes were sent back to Rome for burial.
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Hadrian was the cousin of Trajan so he was the next blood relative to ascend to the throne. He kept his provinces close and protected art and literature.
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Hadrian toured the Roman empire beginning in Britain in 121 to the Balkans and more for four years, then back to Rome.
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Hadrian takes his second tour of his provinces, especially to North Africa.
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Hadrian passes his rule on to the next person in line who he declared was Antonius than Verus. Hadrian planned this out way too early because he did not die until 161. He wrote that his death was long and slow, and he wished it would come faster.
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The adopted son of Hadrian and ruled Rome until he died (the same year as Hadrian)
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Hadrian and Antonius Pius both die.
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Ruled jointly with his brother Lucius Verus until he died in 169, and then jointly with his son until Marcus Aurelius died in 180.
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He was the last of the five good emperors to rule over Rome, and died of natural causes.