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476 BCE
The Fall of Rome
At the time, most Christians blamed polytheism and heresy for Rome's fall: it was God's wrath exacted on a sinful society. In turn, the remaining polytheists blamed Christians for undermining the worship of the gods who had presided over the Empire while Rome was great. From the contemporary perspective, Rome's fall seems to have less to do with divine intervention than routine defeats and growing threats. -
235 BCE
Crisis
Major crises affected the Empire from 235 to 284 CE. The basis of the crises was increasing pressure from foreign invaders on the Roman borders coupled with political instability within the Empire itself. Rome's internal political problems were of its own making, Rome started to lose battles and territory. -
69 BCE
The Flavian Dynasty
A father and his two sons who seized power after a brief civil war -
14 BCE
The Julian Dynasty
Emperor's who were related by blood or adoption to Caesar's line. -
6 BCE
Early Christianity
Early Christians were divided on very significant issues, including:
What God did Jesus represent? One cult believed that the God of Christ was not the Jewish God, who had been vengeful and warlike. -
96
The "Five Good Emperors"
A dynasty of emperors who choose their successors
The Five Good Emperors were Trajan, Hadrian, Antonius Pius, and Marcus Aurelius