writers, such asJulius Caesar. The other notable historians of the era,Suetonius, Tacitus, etc. did not focus much attention on the reigns of contemporary emperors but instead wrote largely about events prior to
According toSuetonius, Nero's parting words, as the empire fell into a state of civil war that would eventually become known as theYear of the Four Emperors, were "What a great artist dies in me" (qualis artifex pereo). Did you know... The first five years under Nero became known as...
There were some exceptions, like the dictatorships of Sulla and Julius Caesar. Who was the cruelest Roman emperor? The Roman empire had many cruel emperors. Most people would point directly to Caligula or Nero, despite the sources of their reign being heavily biased. It is difficult to ...
Paul ministered the Gospel under the reigns of two remarkably different emperors: Claudius and Nero. In order to ground conclusions on more than isolated data from individual emperors, this chapter will trace the development of the officially sanctioned imperial cult from its earliest days in Rome,...
and had a bad foot, he was a good emperor. Emperor Hadrian, the emperor after Nero, built the wall in Egypt. Constantine was the last of the emperors, the first ever Christian emperor, and had stopped Christian persecutions. There were a countless amount of amazing things about the Roman...
The emperors used an elite military unit called the Praetorian Guard to protect them. Members of the guard were responsible for the safety of the emperor and his family, but they also had other roles such as policing mass gatherings and subduing rebellions. ...
The Roman Emperors: A Biographical Guide to the Rulers of Imperial Rome, 31 BC-AD 476/Julius Caesar: The Battle for Gauldoi:10.2307/1988217WATKINS, THOMAS H.Military Affairs
0.06 MILES Accessible through the Chiesa di Santa Maria Antiqua, this ramp is actually a vast passageway that allowed the emperors to enter the Roman Forum from… View more attractions For Explorers Everywhere Follow us SUBSCRIBE Get 20% off your first order. Subscribe now Subscribe to Lonely Pla...
After making the decision to return to Rome to claim his inheritance, Octavian first crossed the Adriatic and landed in Brundisium, where he decided the safest course of action was an appeal to Caesar's troops. A bold and daring move, and seemingly necessary to ensure his safety, it turned...
Commodus (reigned as sole emperor 180–192) turned out badly, though two things must be borne in mind: emperors are good and bad in the ancient sources according as they did or did not satisfy the senatorial governing class, and Commodus’s rapid calling off of the northern campaigns may ...