from citizens from Italy. He also maintained an auxiliary force of 130‚000 men recruited mainly from the subject peoples. He also established the praetorian guard (about 9‚000 men) as body guards of the princeps. Augustus was proclaimed imperator (emperor) after each victorious campaign though he continued to refer himself as the princeps. 2. Roman Provinces and Frontiers Under the Republic‚ the Senate appointed the provincial governors while certain provinces were allotted to the princeps who
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Sejanus (20 BC – October 18‚ AD 31)‚ commonly known as Sejanus‚ was an ambitious soldier‚ friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. An equestrian by birth‚ Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Roman imperial bodyguard‚ known as the Praetorian Guard‚ of which he was commander from AD 14 until his death in AD 31.While the Praetorian Guard was formally established under Emperor Augustus‚ Sejanus introduced a number of reforms which saw the unit evolve beyond a mere bodyguard into a powerful and
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Rome whose authority was based on popular consent and governed by popular representation and control. * Latin Roman Name: Gaius Julius Caesar * Position of Consul: 49 BC–March 15‚ 44 BC * Dynasty / Historical Period: The Royal House Julio-Claudian during the Roman Republic * Place and Date of Birth: Rome‚ 12 July 100 BC or 102 BC * Family connections / Genealogy * Name of Father: Gaius Julius Caesar * Name of Mother: Aurelia Cotta * Married: * Cornelia
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her cousin Tiberius Claudius Nero‚ he was a member of the very old Julio-Claudian dynasty which is the family who ruled the Roman Empire. Tiberius sided with the optimates when it came to politics‚ the Optimates were a firm senatorial majority of Roman Republic which involved with the wealthier classes and the stronger group in the senate. Livia then became the third wife of Julius Caesar Octavianus who was then known as emperor Augustus of Rome after 27BC. They then got married in 38BC and were
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Was Caligula Mad‚ Or A Man Ahead Of His Time? The emperor Gaius is a very misunderstood man‚ who is often brandished with the label of being ‘Mad’ both by ancient and modern scholars. However‚ it is my belief‚ it was the absolute power given to him‚ at such a young age‚ which caused him to have a mental breakdown. As emperor‚ he had no one but himself to stop him doing whatever his heart desires‚ which explains his increasingly cruel and erratic behaviour between AD 37 when Caligula fell ill and
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which one man i.e. the emperor‚ had absolute power. Corruption and Tyranny became common and emperors ruled with cruelty and incompetency. Under the Empire‚ the power of Rome began to decline and slowly came to the point of collapse. The fact that the Empire held together for another hundred and fifty years was largely due to a series of strong soldier-emperors such as Marcus Aurelius. But they were still not able to take Rome back to what it once was and as soon as weak emperors such as Commodius took
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The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire Numerous myths exist about the creation of Rome‚ from Romulus and Remus to Prince Aeneas and his Trojan warriors. Regardless of the reason‚ it was believed to be founded around 753 BC along the Tiber River‚ a crossroads for traffic and trade. The Etruscans gained political control of the small settlements that had popped up in the area and created the Roman Kingdom. It wasn’t until the Latin and Sabine tribes rose up against the Etruscans did a government
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Personality Agrippina The Younger Historical Context Roman Social and political structures Imperial Family Emperor From the time of Augustus‚ exercised total control over * Political * Military * Economic * Religious affairs Family Members of the Juio-Claudian family enjoyed considerable power and influence Upper Classes Consular Came from noble families – senators who had achieved office of consul and were respected because of their experience and authority
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Marcus Cocceius Nerva‚ was a roman emperor who ruled from 96 to 98 A.D. He was born on November 8th in the year 30 A.D in Navia‚ Umbria. He was descended from a family of senatorial origins‚ having history with the previous emperors. Nerva’s great grandfather was consul during the year 36 B.C‚ and Governor of Asia in the same year. Nerva’s mother was the great granddaughter of Tiberius‚ therefore he had connections to the Julio- Claudian line. Nerva did not seek to hold any military or public
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The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization‚ characterized by government headed by emperors‚ and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe‚ Africa‚ and Asia. The 500 year old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict‚ during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued‚ culminating in the victory of
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