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Julio-Claudian Rulers

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1 Julio-Claudian Rulers
Augustus Tiberius Caligula Claudius Nero

2 Octavian/Augustus Advice from Senate Governed difficult provinces
Public projects “Good old days” Reformed army Training Commanders Benefits

3 Tiberius Caligula

4 Claudius permitted to become emperor due to physical and “mental” handicaps Added Britain to the empire Severe family problems

5 Nero Worst emperor of the Pax Romana Singer, musician
Fire destroyed much of the city Persecution of Chrisitans Selfish rebuilding

6 Legion Selected Emperors, 69 AD
Galba 7 months Otho 35 days Vitellius 4 months

7 Flavian Emperors Vespasian Titus Domitian

8 Antonini “5 Good” Emperors
Nerva Trajan Hadrian Antonius Pius Marcus Aurelius

9 Nerva Law of Succession

10 Trajan Non-Italian emperor Empire reached its largest size Dacia
Military-bureaucracy public works

11 Hadrian Territorial withdrawals Stabilized imperial size
Hadrian’s Wall Lived outside of Rome Jewish Revolt Pantheon

12 Antonius Pius

13 Marcus Aurelius Last Pax Romana emperor Germanic wars
Stoic philosopher “Meditiations” Ended Law of Succession by selecting Commodus, his son


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