Roman Empire Timeline

Start of Augustus's Rule as Emperor

31 BCE

Rise to Power: Came to power following the Battle of Actium because he was seen as heroic; when he came home, he was made the first official Emperor of Rome

Emperor Augustus and Agrippa's Census

28 BCE

Augustus commanded with Agrippa that a civil census be taken

Publication of the Aeneid

19 BCE

Birth of Jesus

5 BCE

Tiberius succeeds Augustus as Emperor

14

Rise to Power: Succeeded to emperorship a month after the death of Augustus

Augustus dies, ending his reign as Emperor

14

Death due to illness

Augustus's Posthumous Induction

14

Emperor Augustus was inducted into the Roman state for gods posthumously

Start of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

14

14-68 AD

Tiberius-Germanicus Scandal

19

Tiberius rumored to have killed Germanicus by hired men

Tiberius Orders Sejanus Execution

29

Tiberius has Sejanus executed after he tries to take over power from Tiberius

Galba became consul

33

was the son of consul Gaius and was favored by emperors Augustus and Tiberius which allowed him to become consul at a young age

Death of Jesus

33

Tiberius dies, ending his reign as Emperor

37

Caligula succeeds Tiberius as Emperor

37

Rise to Power: Welcomed by the Romans in after Tiberius, who was a boring and ineffective ruler, died

Caligula: When attitudes are so fresh, they turn crazy

38

Caligula gets sick and becomes permanently mentally unstable, unlike his fresh attitude that the Romans saw before his sickness; he becomes murderous and power-hungry

Caligula: A Paused Attempt

40

Caligula leads a military troop to Britain/Gaul to seize it but stops before they can attack

Caligula dies, ending his reign as Emperor

41

Caligula is murdered by associates after he became too power-hungry and began to have negative impact on Rome

Claudius unexpectedly becomes Emperor

41

Claudius becomes emperor when Gaius was unexpectedly murdered and Claudius had lots of support from soldiers and courtiers

Claudius officially becomes emperor

41

Claudius invades Britain

43

Vitellius becomes consul

48

Vespasian becomes consul

51

Nero succeeds Claudius as Emperor

54

Nero came to power following his mother’s murder of Claudius, his predecessor

Claudius dies mysteriously

54

Some people believed Claudius was struck while watching actors but some Romans believe he was posined

Otho governs Lusitania

58

was sent from Rome to govern Lusitania

Nero: The Boy Who Felt Pressure From His Mater

59

Nero has his mother killed so he no longer has to be controlled by her

Galba is governor of nearer spain

60

Galba becomes the governor of nearer spain and served there for 8 years

Nero: Arsonist or Emperor?

64

The Great Fire of Rome breaks out and Nero gives minimal aid in the situation, some blame him for the cause of the fire

Great Fire of Rome

64

Cause: Unknown but it began in the section of homes of the lower classes

Titus commands legion under Vespasian

67

Vitellius is appointed governor of lower germany

68

Nero dies, ending his reign

68

After being declared an enemy, Nero fled Rome and committed suicide but left no heirs

Galba caused Nero to commit suicide and then he becomes Emperor

68

Ran a rebellion against Nero which caused him to commit suicide making Galba the new emperor.

Otho joins rebellion against Nero

68

Otho joins the rebellion against Nero

End of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty

68

14-68 AD

Assassination of Galba

69

Galba was assassinated by his guards in the Roman Forum

Otho rises to emperor after guards kill Galba

69

Otho became emperor after he organized a conspiracy against the guards who killed Galba

Otho commits suicide

69

committed suicide after his army was defeated at Bedriacum

Vitellius is murdered

69

Vietllius was murdered by Vespasian's army

Vespasian becomes emperor after Nero's death

69

Vespasian becomes emperor after Nero's death and is the founder of the Flavian dynasty

Domitian remained unharmed in Rome during Civil Wars

69

Year of the Four Emperors

69

Start of the Flavian Dynasty

69

69-96 AD

Vitellius becomes emperor because of approval from troops

69

Galba appointed him imperial governor of lower germany but the troops in Germany did not like Galba. However, the liked Vitellus and made him emperor and had support from all other armies

Titus conquers Jerusalem

70

Vespasian becomes a censor

73

Vespasian dies

79

Titus becomes Emperor after the death of Vespasian

79

Vespasian is Titus father and is in line to take it over

Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

79

Titus dies

81

Domitian comes to power after death of his brother

81

Domitian comes to power after the death of his brother TItus

Domitian becomes censor for life

85

Nerva: Previous Government Work

90

Nerva served as Roman consul before becoming emperor

Nerva succeeds Domitian as Emperor

96

Nerva was chosen to become an emperor following the murder of Domitian

Domitian is murdered

96

Domitian is murdered by two praetorian prefects

End of the Flavian Dynasty

96

69-96 AD

Start of the five good emperors in power

96

96-180 AD
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius

Nerva: Feeling the Heat of Humiliation

97

The Praetorian Guard left Nerva greatly humiliated as they threatened execution for those involved in the murder of Domitian

Nerva dies, ending his reign

98

Died of natural causes, but it came shortly after being greatly humiliated

Trajan succeeds Nerva as Emperor

98

Trajan came to power following the natural causes death of Nerva

Trajan: Punishing Those who Skirted the Law

98

Trajan had the Praetorian Guards responsible for the murder during the time of Nerva executed

Trajan: Huge Expansion Guy

115

Trajan expanded the Roman Empire to include the Parthian Empire but it would never expand any further

Trajan dies, ending his reign

117

Trajan died of natural causes

Hadrian succeeds Trajan as Emperor

117

Hadrian came into power after Trajan, his predecessor, died of natural causes

Hadrian: Part Narcissist, Part Territorial, Part Emperor

123

Hadrian commissioned a wall to be built around the northern edge of the British area of the Roman Empire and it was known as Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian: Artsy Guy wants the Pantheon back

125

Hadrian commissioned that the Pantheon be completely rebuilt after it had burned down

Hadrian dies, ending his reign and the reigns of Emperors of Rome

138

Hadrian dies of political exhaustion

End of the five good emperors

180

96-180 AD
Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, Marcus Aurelius

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Citations (pt. 1)

May 8, 2018

“Augustus .” PBS, Public Broadcasting Service, www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html
Badian, E. “Aulus Vitellius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Feb. 2017, www.britannica.com/biography/Aulus-Vitellius.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Otho.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 9 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Otho.

Citations (pt. 4)

May 9, 2018

1) “The Aeneid” SparkNotes, www.sparknotes.com/lit/aeneid/facts/
2) Akostenberger. “When Was Jesus Born, and When Did He Die?” Biblical Foundations, 17 Dec 2017, www.biblicalfoundations.org/when-was-jesus-born-and-when-did-he-die/.
3)“Eruption of Mount Vesuvius Begins” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eruption-of-mount-vesuvius-begins
4)“Nero's Rome Burns” History.com, A&E Television Networks, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/neros-rome-burns

Citations (pt. 2)

May 9, 2018

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Titus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 7 Feb. 2014, www.britannica.com/biography/Titus.
Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar. “Domitian.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Domitian.
Chilver, Guy Edward Farquhar. “Vespasian.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 3 Apr. 2018, www.britannica.com/biography/Vespasian.

Citation (pt. 3)

May 10, 2018

Grant, Michael. “Augustus.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 13 Apr. 2018,
“History - Historic Figures: Tiberius (42 BC - 37 AD).” BBC, BBC,
Mark, Joshua J. “Hadrian.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, Ancient History Encyclopedia, 3 May 2018, www.ancient.eu/hadrian/.
Momigliano, Arnaldo Dante. “Claudius.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 4 Apr. 2018 www.britannica.com/biography/Claudius-Roman-emperor