against Nero‚ Rome’s current emperor‚ that could have been easily stopped had Nero not given up so soon. Nero did not put put up much of a fight during his fall‚ and was easily overtaken by the rebels‚ proving that anyone with an army backing them up could become emperor of Rome. Afterwards‚ Sulpicius Galba was put in charge of Rome but ruled poorly‚ marking the start of the Year of Four Emperors. Among the many Roman politicians alive in 68 C.E. was Nero‚ the emperor of Rome at the time. Among the
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reasons for which Augustus was successful emperor amongst which his building programme plays a vital role. Besides his building programme Augustus also used other means to become successful and the main ones are his avoidance of being seen as an arrogant leader or dictator‚ keeping his promises‚ claimed to act in the ways and will of their ancestors‚ he was selfless‚ he put on games and also his victories at war. The period immediately before Augustus became emperor was one of turmoil in Rome with civil
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Augustus or his wife‚ made up the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The emperors of this dynasty had taken much of the senate’s power and established an imperial government that consisted of skillful‚ freed men. This way of ruling led to an increase in corrupt and selfish doings by the emperor. One ruler of this dynasty‚ Nero‚ murdered people that got in his way‚ which eventually led to a revolt by the Roman army and to Nero’s suicide in 68 C.E. Many years after the Julio-Claudian dynasty ended‚ the Pax Romana
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The Roman Empire began around 27 BC‚ the same time the Julio-Claudian Dynasty began. The Julio-Claudian Dynasty one of the things Suetonius writes about in his book The Twelve Caesars. Suetonius wasn’t the only historian during this time that wrote about this dynasty. A historian named Tacitus wrote about the 12 emperors in his historiography. Tacitus wrote “But the successes and reverses of the old Roman people have been recorded by famous historians; and fine intellects were not wanting to describe
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where the Ancient writers focus their attention to Nero‚ as his madness conforms with their endeavour to present the Julio-Claudian rulers as depraved and tyrannical. Portrayals of his madness include his murder of the imperial family and his persecution of Christians. His destruction of Rome continued until AD 68‚ where he committed assisted suicide‚ thus ending the Julio-Claudian Dynasty. Nero’s ruling of Rome‚ falls into two distinct halves. Nero’s first half is deemed to be the good half‚ where
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In this essay‚ I will explore how useful coins are to our understanding of the Principate. It is necessary to define the term “useful” in order to develop and discuss such ideas therefore I will be defining “useful” as the extent to which a coin can tell us something beyond the literary level. For instance‚ our ancient sources are proficient at giving us historical narratives but are often incapable of expressing popular sentiments. As such it is necessary to consider what a coin patently depicts
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as princeps. By holding numerous positions‚ including commander of the army‚ Augustus unofficially created the position of emperor. By making the army a permanent‚ professional force‚ he created Rome’s first standing army that was used not only for defense but to colonize—and Romanize—outlying areas. Loyal to Augustus‚ the army’s independence was problematic for later emperors. B. Roman Expansion into Northern and Western Europe: Augustus expanded the empire into northern and western Europe. He founded
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DOMUS AUREA After the reign of Augustus came four emperors from the Julio-Claudian line‚ Nero being the last of these four. These emperors tried to not only to esteem Augustus but to construct and leave their own legacy within the Roman Empire. In this time‚ emperors usually sponsored the building of new aqueducts‚ temples‚ theaters‚ curie‚ and fora. They also built lavish fortresses for their own living and employed the most renowned architects and artist in Rome. The Domus Aurea‚ Nero’s
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Domitian‚ 51-96 CE‚ was the last emperor of the Flavian dynasty. His mother and sister died when he was young and his father‚ Vespasian‚ and elder brother‚ Titus‚ were away in the military. Domitian’s father‚ made him his representative‚ but Mucianus‚ his second in command. Domitican focused on arts and literature over politics. Titus died in 81 CE and Domitian was named Emperor. Domitian inherited few military successes and economic downturn. He raised
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to the emergence of the last Roman emperor. The founding of the republic in 6th century formed the core of an uprising which led to the formation of an empire. The Roman Empire emerged after the emergence of powerful dynasties such as Julio. By 285 CE‚ the expansion of the Roman Empire had made it impossible to rule from a central area hence it was divided into the Eastern and Western Empire by the Diocletian Emperor (Árnason et al‚ P.15). The fist emperor for Rome was Augustus Caesar‚ and he
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