CLA101H5 Lecture 6: Who Were the Romans
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Timeline of roman history: roman monarchy (753 509 bc) 753 bc romulus (april 21, traditional founding date of rome) 451 roman law encoded in the twelve tables. 88-82 civil war marius vs. sulla. 49-45 civil war pompey vs. julius caesar. 44-31 civil war octavian vs. antony and cleopatra: roman republic (509 31/27 bc, roman empire (31/27 bc ad 476) 14-68 ad the julio-claudian dynasty: 14-37 tiberius, 37-41 caligula, 41-54 claudius, 54-68 nero. 68-69 the year of the four emperors: galba, otho, vitellius, vespasian. 192-193 the year of the five empires: pertinax, didius julianus, pescennius niger, clodius albinus, septimius severus, 69-79 vespasian, 79-81 titus, 81 96 domitian. 138-192 the antonine dynasty: 138-161 antonius pius, 161-180 marcus aurelius, 180-192 commodus. 192-238 the severan dynasty: 193-211 septimius severus, 211-218 caracalla, 218-222 elagabalus, 222-235 alexander severus, 235-238 maximinus. 238-282 the crisis of the third century: 25 different emperors, reigns lasting 1-6 years, dominate period.
