Roman Emperor: Timeline

7   Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus dismisses the Judea Judea

Judea or Judaea is a term used for the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel [i] ... 

n ethnarch Herod Archelaus.

15   In Rome Rome

Rome is the capital [i] of Italy [i] and of its region, called Latium [i]. ... 

, the selection of civil servants passes from the people to the Emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 and the Senate Roman Senate

The Roman Senate was the main governing council of both the Roman Republic [i], which started in 510 BC [i] ... 

.

37   The Roman Senate Roman Senate

The Roman Senate was the main governing council of both the Roman Republic [i], which started in 510 BC [i] ... 

 annuls Tiberius Tiberius

Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero , was the second Roman Emperor [i], from the ... 

' will and proclaims Caligula Caligula

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , most commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor [i] ... 

 Roman Emperor.

39   Tigellinus, minister and favorite of the later Roman emperor Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

, is banished for adultery Adultery

Adultery is generally defined as consensual sexual intercourse [i] by a married [i] person with ... 

 with Caligula Caligula

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , most commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor [i] ... 

's sisters.

41   Consul Consul

Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic [i] and an appointive office under the Empire [i] ... 

s are the emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Caligula Caligula

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , most commonly known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor [i] ... 

 and Gnaeus Sentius Saturninus

42   Consul Consul

Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic [i] and an appointive office under the Empire [i] ... 

s are Emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 and Gaius Caecina Largus

43   Consul Consul

Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic [i] and an appointive office under the Empire [i] ... 

s are the emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 (his second consulship) and Lucius Vitellius.

44   The emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 returns from his British campaign Roman conquest of Britain

By AD43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain [i], Britain had already frequently been the target o ... 

 in triumph.

45   The emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 expels the Jews from Rome Rome

Rome is the capital [i] of Italy [i] and of its region, called Latium [i]. ... 

.

47   Consul Consul

Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic [i] and an appointive office under the Empire [i] ... 

s are the emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 and Lucius Vitellius

48   The emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 invests Agrippa II Agrippa II

Agrippa II, son of Agrippa I [i], and like him originally named Marcus Julius Agrippa. ... 

 with the office of superintendent of the Temple in Jerusalem Temple in Jerusalem

The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple was built in ancient Jerusalem [i] in the 10th century BCE [i] ... 

.

53   Roman emperor Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 removes Agrippa II Agrippa II

Agrippa II, son of Agrippa I [i], and like him originally named Marcus Julius Agrippa. ... 

 from the tetrarchy of Chalcis Chalcis

Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis, the chief town of the island of... 

.

54   Roman emperor Claudius Claudius

Christoph Ludwig Agricola was a German [i] landscape painter [i]. ... 

 dies, possibly after being poisoned by Agrippina, his wife and niece, and is succeeded by Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

.

58   Roman emperor Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

 is also a Roman Consul List of early imperial Roman consuls

The List of Consul [i]s of the Roman Empire [i] to the death of Commodus [i]. ... 

.

64   In Rome, persecution of early Christians Christianity

Christianity is a monotheistic [i] religion [i] centered on Jesus of Nazareth [i] ... 

 begins under Roman Emperor Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

.

65   Gaius Calpurnius Piso conspires against Roman emperor Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

.

68   Roman Emperor Nero Nero

Nero 'Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus , born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called ... 

 commits suicide Suicide

Suicide is the act of willfully ending one's own life [i]. ... 

.

70   Roman Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman [i] civilization characterized by an autocratic [i] ... 

 general General

A General is an officer of high military rank [i]. ... 

 and future Roman Emperor, Titus Titus

Titus Flavius Vespasianus , also known as Titus, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the Flavian dynasty [i] ... 

, destroys the Jewish Judaism

Judaism is the religion [i] of the Jew [i]ish people. ... 

 Temple in Jerusalem Temple in Jerusalem

The Temple in Jerusalem or the Holy Temple was built in ancient Jerusalem [i] in the 10th century BCE [i] ... 

, leaving erect only the famous Western Wall. Rome Rome

Rome is the capital [i] of Italy [i] and of its region, called Latium [i]. ... 

 stations troops in Jerusalem Jerusalem

Jerusalem is Israel [i]'s capital [i] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 contained in 123 ... 

 and abolishes the Jewish high priesthood and Sanhedrin Sanhedrin

A Sanhedrin is an assembly of 23 judges Biblically required in every city.... 

. This becomes known as the Fall of Jerusalem, a conclusive event in the First Jewish-Roman War First Jewish-Roman War

The first Jewish-Roman War [i], sometimes called The Great Revolt, was the first ... 

. Following this event, the Jewish religious leadership moves from Jerusalem Jerusalem

Jerusalem is Israel [i]'s capital [i] and largest city, with a population of 724,000 contained in 123 ... 

 to Jamnia (present day Yavne), and the destruction is mourned annually as the Jewish fast of Tisha B'Av.

79   Roman Emperor Titus Titus Flavius

Titus Flavius may refer to ... 

 dedicates the famous Roman Rome

Rome is the capital [i] of Italy [i] and of its region, called Latium [i]. ... 

 Colosseum Colosseum

The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre , is the largest amphitheatre [i] ... 

.

83   Roman emperor Domitian Domitian

Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the gens [i] Flavia [i] ... 

 fights the Chatti Chatti

The Chatti were an ancient Germanic tribe [i] settled in central and northern Hesse and ... 

, a Germanic tribe. His victory allowed for the construction of a series of forts along the frontier.

92   Roman emperor Domitian Domitian

Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the gens [i] Flavia [i] ... 

 is also a Roman Consul List of early imperial Roman consuls

The List of Consul [i]s of the Roman Empire [i] to the death of Commodus [i]. ... 

.

95   Roman emperor Domitian Domitian

Titus Flavius Domitianus , commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman Emperor [i] of the gens [i] Flavia [i] ... 

 is also a Roman Consul List of early imperial Roman consuls

The List of Consul [i]s of the Roman Empire [i] to the death of Commodus [i]. ... 

.

101   Roman emperor Trajan Trajan

Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , Roman Emperor [i] , commonly called , was the second of th ... 

 starts an expedition against Dacia Dacia

Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci [i], named by the ancient Greeks Getae [i], was a large ... 

, exceeding the limits of the Empire set by Augustus.

111   Around 111, Roman Emperor Trajan Trajan

Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus , Roman Emperor [i] , commonly called , was the second of th ... 

 sends Pliny the Younger Pliny the Younger

Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Younger, was a lawyer [i], an author [i] ... 

 to Bithynia Bithynia

Bithynia was an ancient region, kingdom and Roman province in the northwest of Asia Minor [i], adjoining ... 

119   Roman Emperor Hadrian Hadrian

Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus , known as Hadrian in English [i], was Roman [i] ... 

 stations the Legio VI ''Victrix'' in Roman Britain Roman Britain

[i] controlled by the [[Roman Empire]... 

, to assist in quelling a local rebellion.

138   Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius

Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor [i] from 138 [i] ... 

 succeeds Hadrian Hadrian

Publius Aelius Traianus Hadrianus , known as Hadrian in English [i], was Roman [i] ... 

 as Roman emperor

155   Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius Antoninus Pius

Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius was Roman emperor [i] from 138 [i] ... 

 starts a new war against the Parthia Parthia

Parthia was a civilization situated in the northeast of modern Iran, but at its height covering all of ... 

ns who are led by Vologesus. The war was brief and resulted in an inconclusive pea

180   Commodus Commodus

Marcus Aurelius Commodus Antoninus was a Roman Emperor [i] who ruled from 180 [i] to 192 [i]. ... 

 succeeds his father Marcus Aurelius Marcus Aurelius

Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was Roman Emperor [i] from 161 [i] to his death. ... 

 as Roman Emperor.

193   Pertinax Pertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor.... 

 is proclaimed Roman Emperor.

193   Roman Emperor Pertinax Pertinax

Publius Helvius Pertinax, short-lived Roman emperor.... 

 is assassinated by members of the Praetorian Guard Praetorian Guard

The Praetorian Guard comprised a special force of bodyguard [i]s used by Roman [i] Emperor [i] ... 

, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus Didius Julianus

Marcus Severus Didius Julianus was emperor of the Roman Empire [i] from 28 March [i] until 1 June [i] 193 [i] ... 

.

193   Septimius Severus Septimius Severus

Lucius Septimius Severus was a Roman [i] general, and Roman Emperor [i] from April 9 [i] 193 [i] ... 

 is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans Balkans

The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region [i] of southeastern ... 

).

211   Caracalla Caracalla

Caracalla was Roman Emperor [i] from 211 [i]–217 [i]. ... 

 and Publius Septimius Geta Publius Septimius Geta

Publius Septimius Geta, was a Roman Emperor [i] co-ruling with his father Septimius Severus [i] and his ... 

 succeed their father Septimius Severus Septimius Severus

Lucius Septimius Severus was a Roman [i] general, and Roman Emperor [i] from April 9 [i] 193 [i] ... 

 as Roman Emperors.

225   Roman Emperor Alexander Severus Alexander Severus

Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexandrus , commonly called Alexander Severus, was a Roman emperor [i] ... 

 marries Sallustia Orbiana, and possibly raises her father Seius Sallustius Seius Sallustius

Lucius Seius Sallustius was a Roman usurper [i]. ... 

 to the rank of caesar Caesar (title)

Caesar, Latin [i]: Csar, is a title [i] of imperial [i] character. ... 

.

227   Roman Empire Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman [i] civilization characterized by an autocratic [i] ... 

 - Seius Sallustius Seius Sallustius

Lucius Seius Sallustius was a Roman usurper [i]. ... 

 is executed for attempted murder of his son-in-law Emperor Roman Emperor

"Roman Emperor" is the term historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire [i], after the epoch c ... 

 Alexander Severus Alexander Severus

Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexandrus , commonly called Alexander Severus, was a Roman emperor [i] ... 

. Sallustius' daughter, as well Alexander's wife, Sallustia Orbiana, is exiled in Lybia.

230   Ardashir I of Persia invades the Roman Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman [i] civilization characterized by an autocratic [i] ... 

 province of Mesopotamia. Roman emperor Alexander goes east to fight off the Persians.

273   Marcus Claudius Tacitus Marcus Claudius Tacitus

Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Roman Emperor [i] from September 25 [i], 275 [i], to June 276 [i] ... 

, future Roman Emperor, is consul Consul

Consul was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic [i] and an appointive office under the Empire [i] ... 

 in Rome Rome

Rome is the capital [i] of Italy [i] and of its region, called Latium [i]. ... 

.

275   Roman Emperor Aurelian Aurelian

Lucius Domitius Aurelianus , known in English as Aurelian, Roman Emperor [i] , was the second of s ... 

 murdered by troops while preparing to invade Persia.

276   Probus Probus

Marcus Aurelius Probus, Roman Emperor [i], was a native of Sirmium [i] in Pannonia [i]. ... 

 becomes Roman Emperor.

312   Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine I defeats Maxentius Maxentius

Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was Western Roman Emperor [i] from 306 [i] to 312. ... 

 and becomes the only Roman Emperor in the West.

317   Crispus Crispus

Flavius Julius Crispus, also known as Flavius Claudius Crispus and Flavius Valerius Crispus ... 

 and Constantine II Constantine II (emperor)

Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine II, was Roman Emperor [i] ... 

, sons of Roman Emperor Constantine I Constantine I

Gaius Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinusantine is best remembered in modern times for the Edict of Milan [i] ... 

, and Licinius iunior, son of Licinius Licinius

Flavius [i] Galerius Valerius [i] Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor [i] from 308 to 324 [i]... 

, are made Caesares Caesar (title)

Caesar, Latin [i]: Csar, is a title [i] of imperial [i] character. ... 

355   Claudius Silvanus, accused of treason, proclaims himself Roman Emperor. After 28 days, Ursicinus arrives from Rome and has Silvanus murdered.

361   Julian Julian the Apostate

Flavius Claudius Iulianus , was a Roman Emperor [i] of the Constantinian dynasty [i]. ... 

 becomes Roman Emperor, and tries to restore paganism in the empire.

382   Pope Siricius Pope Siricius

[i] [[399]... 

 takes the title Pontifex Maximus Pontifex Maximus

The Pontifex Maximus was the high priest of the Ancient Roman [i] College of Pontiffs [i] ... 

, after it was relinquished by Roman Emperor Gratian Gratian

Flavius Gratianus Augustus, known as Gratian, was a Western Roman Emperor [i] from 375 [i] to 383 [i] ... 

.

388   The rebellion of Magnus Maximus Magnus Maximus

Magnus Clemens Maximus , also Maximianus, was a usurper [i] of the Western Roman Empire [i] ... 

 is put down at the Battle of the Save, and Valentinian II Valentinian II

Valentinian II was Western Roman Emperor [i]. ... 

 is restored as Western Roman Emperor.

892   Duke Guido of Spoleto crowned Roman Emperor in April