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The Roman Empire

Explore the fascinating history of the Roman Empire, from the rise and fall of the Julio-Claudian emperors to the reign of the 5 Good Emperors and the Byzantine era. Discover the key events, influential figures, and lasting legacies of this ancient civilization.

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The Roman Empire

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  1. The Roman Empire An odd collection of folks who got stabbed 3714 times.

  2. Days of Our Roman Lives

  3. The First Triumvirate

  4. Julius Caesar • First Triumvirate • Crossing the Rubicon • Dictator • Ides of March

  5. The Second Triumvirate

  6. Julio-Claudian Emperors of Rome • Battle of Actium • 28 BC to 14 AD • Princeps • CAESAR AUGUSTUS • “All roads lead to…” • Praetorian Guard • Pax Romana • “I found Rome a city of brick…”

  7. Julio-Claudian Emperors of Rome • TIBERIUS Claudius Nero • 14 AD to 37 AD • Built the treasury • Ugly paranoid • Capri • Sejanus • Smothered

  8. Julio-Claudian Emperors of Rome • GAIUS • “Caligula” • Seriously Perverted • Short Reign

  9. Julio-Claudian Emperors • CLAUDIUS • “Uncle” • Deformities • Etruscan History • Messalina • Cuckold • Agrippina & her son

  10. Julio-Claudian Emperors • NERO • Revenge on Seneca • Revenge on Agrippina • Opera Singer • Seriously Depraved • “Fiddler”

  11. The Flavian Emperors • Titus Flavius VESPASIANus • From “the East” • Government Restructuring • A Builder • The Flavian Amphitheater

  12. The Flavian Emperors • TITUS • Celebrity • Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius

  13. Pompeii

  14. The Flavian Emperors • DOMITIAN • Another Paranoiac

  15. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • NERVA • A kindly old gentleman • Instituted “Welfare” • Solidified the process of Succession

  16. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • TRAJAN • An Iberian! • A Traveler • Secured the boundaries

  17. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • HADRIAN • Trajan’s Ward • Kept Rome secure • Built a Wall across Britain

  18. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • ANTONINUS PIUS • Great Peace and Prosperity • Ignored the outer areas

  19. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • MARCUS AURELIUS • A Stoic Philosopher • Border Wars • 3 Major Errors that shaped the future

  20. The 5 GOOD Emperors + 1 • COMMODUS • Think “Nero”

  21. The Byzantines(after Byzantium)

  22. DIOCLETIAN • The Conqueror • Autocrat • The Tetrarchy • Last Persecutor • Abdicated

  23. CONSTANTINE • More Civil Wars • The Christian • Edict of Milan • Council of Nicaea • “Constantinople”

  24. THEODOSIUS • Artistic • An end to the Olympics • East-West Split

  25. RomulusAugustulus

  26. JUSTINIAN • Last Latin • Belisarius • Codex Vetus

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