Nero to Hadrian Basic timeline

Nero's succession

54 AD

Roman Parthian War. Who do the Romans support? The Parthians? How is the debate settled?

56-63 AD. Romans support king Tigranes VI to rule Armenia. Parthians support Tiridates I. Romans and Parthians come to agreement that Tiridates = king and also Roman client.

Agrippina's death

59 AD

Boudica's revolt (queen of Iceni)

60-61 AD

Fire of Rome

64 AD

Nero finds out about Pisonian Conspiracy

65 AD

First Jewish - Roman War: The Jewish population of Judea revolted against Roman rule.

66 AD

Nero's death

68 AD

Otho's assassination by Praetorian Guard

69 AD

Vitellius (commander of army on lower Rhine) defeats Otho

69 AD

The senate recognize Vespasian, the commander of Roman forces in Egypt and Judaea, as ruler of Rome and Vitellius is executed in Rome by troops loyal to Vespasian.

Dec 69 AD

Revolt of Batavi: Gaius Julius Civilis, commander of the Batavi auxiliaries in the Rhine legions, turned against Rome. Civilis eventually accepts peace terms from Roman general Quintus Petillius Cerialis.

69 AD

Titus sacks Jerusalem

70 AD

Conquest of Britain

71 AD

Siege of Masada

73 AD

Agricola is appointed consul and governor of Britain. Recalled back 8 years later under Domitian

77-85 AD

Vespasian dies

79 AD

Eruption of Mount Vesuvius

79 AD

Rome is partially destroyed by fire. Colosseum is completed

80 AD.

Titus dies and Domitian takes over

81 AD

Dacian king invades Moesia and finally agrees to be Roman client in return for £££

86-88 AD

Revolt against Dom by Saturnius, who is killed

89 AD

Domitian is assassinated

96 AD

Nerva adopts Trajan as his son

97 AD

Nerva dies.

98 AD

First Dacian War (rome wins)

101-102 AD

Second Dacian War - Decebalus escapes into forest

105-106 AD

Dacia is organised into a province

107 AD

Trajan's forum is inaugurated

112 AD

Trajan's column is erected

113 AD

Trajan launches expedition against Parthia

113 AD

Trajan deposes the Armenian king Parthamasiris of Armenia, a Roman client, and organises the province of Armenia on his territory.

114 AD

The provinces of Mesopotamia and Assyria are organized on territory conquered from Parthia.

116 AD

Trajan dies and Hadrian succeeds

117 AD

Hadrian withdraws from the territories of Armenia, Assyria and Mesopotamia, allowing the return of their respective client monarchies.

118 AD

Construction of Hadrian's Wall begins

122 AD

Hadrian travels to Greece

124 AD

Hadrian returns to Rome

126 AD

Bar Kokhba revolt: Simon bar Kokhba, believed by his followers to be the Messiah, launched a revolt against Roman authority in Judea. The revolt ended with tens of thousands Roman soldiers and 600 Jewish rebels and civilians killed, including bar Kokhba himself.

132 - 135 AD

Judea and Syria were combined into the single province of Syria Palaestina.

132 - 135 AD

Hadrian adopts Antonius Pius and dies

138 AD