Ancient Rome Final -

Julio-Claudian Dynasty

Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero

Augustus' Rule

27 BCE - 14 CE

Claudius' Rule

41-54 CE

Nero's Rule

54-68 CE

Flavian Dynasty

Vespasian, Titus, Domitian

Which Dynasty? - Arch of Titus in Rome

Flavian Dynasty

Which Dynasty? - Colosseum

Flavian Dynasty

Which Dynasty? - Baths of Titus

Flavian Dynasty

Adoptive Emperors

Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian

Antonine Dynasty

Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Commodus

Trajan's Rule

98-117 CE

Hadrian's Rule

117-138 CE

Marcus Aurelius (161-180CE)

- stoic philosopher

- successful military leader

- last of the "Five Good Emperors"

- Broke up of the Antonine Plague (165-166 CE)

Severan Dynasty

Septimius Severus, Caracalla, Geta, Macrinus, Elagabalus, Alexander Severus

The crisis of the 3rd century (people)

Maximus Thrax, Diocletianus, Massentius

Septimius Severus' Rule

193-211 CE

Under Severus' Rule

- Arcus of Septimius Severus in the Forum

- Forma Urbis Romae marble plan

Caracalla's Rule

211-217 CE

Senatorial Province

the governor is chosen by the Senate

Imperial Province

the governor is chosen by the Emperor

When was the Foundation of Rome?

April 21st, 753 BCE

When was the last king overthrown and the first pair of consuls elected?

509 BCE

When was Augustus (1st Emperor) the emperor?

27 BCE-14 CE

When was the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

476 CE

What year was the end of the Eastern Roman Empire?

1453 CE

Timeline Order

- Pre-Roman Italy

- Roman Kingdom

- Roman Republic

- Roman Empire

- Eastern Roman Empire

Septimontium

1. Seven hills

2. Divided/Separated/fortified hills

What were the seven (?) hills?

• Palatine (Romulus' city 8° cent. BCE)

• Capitoline

• Caelian (maior & minor)

• Quirinal

• Viminal

• Esquiline

• Aventine (maior & minor)

• Janiculum

What year was the start of the 1st Punic War?

264 BC

What year was the Agrarian Reform?

133 BC

The Hellenization of Rome

- education changed

- Latin literature emerged

- Roman art and architecture become Hellenized

Julias Caesar's rule

48-44 BCE

What did Augustus do in Imperial Rome?

- Divided the city into 14 regions

- Created seven fire brigades

- Built his own Forum Square (for State ceremonies) - Temple of Mars Ultor

- The Pantheon

What did Tiberius do in Imperial Rome?

moved the fort of the Imperial Guards (Pretorians) outside the walls -> Castra Pretoria

What did Claudius do in Imperial Rome?

• Claudius finished the other two aqueducts (Aqua Claudia and Anio Novus)

• He built the first maritime harbor in Portus (Fiumicino)

What did Nero do in Imperial Rome?

- New public baths in the Field of Mars

- Great fire of Rome in 64 CE -> afterwards, Rome is rebuilt following certain rules to prevent fire

What did the Flavian Dynasty do?

- Restoration of imperial Palaces on the Palatine hill and construction of a new one (Domus Augustana - Domitian)

- Stadium of Domitian (under modern Piazza Navona)

- Temple of Peace (also indicated as the Forum of Peace)

- Forum Transitorium (started by Domitian, completed by

Nerva)

Under Hadrian's Rule

Hadrian intervened with restoration (also the Pantheon) and new buildings in Rome

The Aurelian Walls

Built between 271 and 275 CE during the reign of the Roman Emperor Aurelian