THE EARLY EMPIRE
Julio-Claudian Dynasty
Augustus (ruled 31 BC- AD 14)
Tiberius (14-37)
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Son of Livia, adopted by Aug.
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Military career w/ period of disfavor
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Retires to Capri (27); Sejanus as deputy
Gaius ("Caligula") (37-41)
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Son of Tiberius's nephew Germanicus
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Probably insane; killed by bodyguards
Claudius (41-54)
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Invasion of Britain
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Wives: Messalina, Agrippina
Robert Graves,
I,
Claudius; Claudius the God
Nero (54-68)
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Mother: Agrippina
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Guardians: Seneca & Burrus
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Artistic performance & patronage
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Fire of Rome (64) & rebuilding: Nero's "Golden
House"
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Conspiracy of Piso (65)
"Year of the Four Emperors" (68/9 AD)
Revolt of Julius Vindex, gov. of Gaul
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Galba (< Spain)
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Otho
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Vitellius (< Germany)
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Vespasian (< Near East)
Tacitus: "the secret of empire ...: that an emperor can be
created outside of Rome"
Flavian Dynasty
Vespasian (68-79) —> Titus (79-81)
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Flavian Amphitheatre ("Colosseum")
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Judaean revolt
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79 Eruption of Vesuvius (Pompeii)
Domitian (81-96)
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Younger son of Vespasian
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Tyrannical persona: "Lord and God"
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Assassinated by palace guards
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