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Pisonian conspiracy

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Calpurnius piso and faenius Rufus revolt against Nero in 65 ad- are put down

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The revolt of vindex

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Governor of gallia lugdoninsis revolts against Nero in march 68 put down by virginius Rufus in at vesontio

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Galba

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Governor of hispania tarraconensis told he was emporer by icelus

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Galba’s initial revolts

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Clodius macer in Africa- assassinated
Fonteius capito in lower Germany - assasinated by Fabius valens
Nymphidus sabinus in the praetorians- killed by his own troops

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Cornelius laco

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Galba’s praetorian prefect

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Galba’s age in 69

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71

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Galba as a ruler

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Utterly incompetent, recalled virginius executed Nero’s men, punished Gauls who supported Nero

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Otho’s conspiricy

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On January 15 69 after being passed over as successor in favor of piso Licinianus he took com and of the praetorians and killed Galba

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Vitellius’ revolt

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Fabius valens who began to revolt under Galba proclaims vitallius emporer in the rhine and Germany on 3 January 69

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Vitellius’ advance to Italy

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Rapid and lead by his lieutenants vs,ens and caecina but was prone to attacks from alpine tribes such as the helvetii

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1st battle of Cremona

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Vitellius beats Otho Otho commits suicide

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Vitellius’ reign

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Executed otho’s centurians had lavish parties was clearly inept

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People who proclaimed Vespasian

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Tiberius Alexander-Egypt r, licinius mucianus- Syria

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1 July 69

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Vespasian officially announces his campaign for the empire

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Vespasians rebellion strategy

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Leisurely effectively a seige of Italy from Egypt at first

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Antonius primus

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Danubeleader who supported Vespasian and invaded its;y without the permission of the higher ranked officer licinius mucianus

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2nd prattle of Cremona

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Antonius primus defeats the vittelian armies

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Vespasian made emporer

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December 69 after primus takes Rome for him

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First equestrian emperor

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Vespasian

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Vespasian hometown

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Raete

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21
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Asleep while Nero sang

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Vespasian

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Vespasian’s death

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79ad

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Darling of all mankind

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Titus untill plauge in 81

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Dominus est deus

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All purple robes
Domition
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Flavian constitution
Adlectio begun Equites replace feedmen Senate neglected
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Mt. Vesuvius
Erupts in 79 destroys Herculaneum Pompeii and stabiae
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Flavian economy
Good soldier pay increased under Titus even Domition did well with the economy
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Command Jerusalem after Vespasian
Taken over by Titus in 70
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Seige of Jerusalem
Slow and difficult for 6 month in 70-71
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Jerusalem after the sacking
Retreated to three forts, herodium machaerus and Masada the last of which held out untill 73
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Seige of Masada
Lead by flavius Silva lasted 6 months in 73 ended in a mass suicide after a land bridge is made to enter the fortress 2 women and five children survived
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Flavians vs Judaism
Banned proselytizing, taxed heavily, Titus burned the temple, Jewish government abolished
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Civilis’ rebellion
Initially declared for Vespasian then attacked anything Roman including the town of vetera 69
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Classicus’ rebellion
This Cheif of the treviri In an attempt to make a Gallic empire rose an army with tutor and helped civilis conquer vetera
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Fall of classicus and civilis
Petilius cerialis with the army if mucianus suppresses their revolt in a battle at trier in 71
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Vettius bolanus
Romans invest trooos in side of the brigantines under him from 69-71
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Cerelius in brittan
Appointed in 71 defeated the divorced husband of cartamandua with the help of Agricola legate of legion 20
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Sextus Julius frontiers
Appointed in brittan 74-78-> advanced into wales against legio 2 Augusta to a new fort at isca silurium Defeated the silures destroyed their town llanmelin woods then settled the rest of wales
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British governor 78 +
Agricola
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Agricola’s advances under Titus
Defeated ordovices by over running Mona in 78 Advanced from deva and eboracum in order to overrun brigantia in 79 Conquered the lowlands of Scotland in 80 In 81 forts were built from bodotria to Clyde along the side of the future Antonine wall
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Agricola under Domition
Advanced into Scotland culminating in 84 at the battle of mons graupis where he earned his triumph
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Mons graupis
Agricola captures Scotland definitely near Inverness
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Flavian brittan after Agricola
Abandoned Scotland left the rest to the control of the following legions: 2 Augusta at isca, 20 Valeria vitrix at deva, 9 hispania at clyde
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Chatti vs Domition
Two attacks in 83 and 89 after the flavians had taken the Black Forest and Neckar both personally seen to by Domition
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Domition’ s frontier system
Highly Effective and underrated
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Pinarius Clemens
Defeated the suebi and rattae in 74
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Roxolianians
Invaded moesia from 68-69 put down by infantry assault during civil war
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First Dacian invasion in 69
Brief, defeated easily
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Samaritans in 70
Killed moesia governor killed by his successor
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Decebalus
Powerful Dacian king, invaded moesia in 85 ad
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Adamklissi battle
Decebalus defeats the legate of moesia, oppius sabinus
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Cornelius fuscus vs Decebalus
Decebalus defeats him in 86
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Tettius iulianus vs Decebalus
The former defeated the latter at tapae only for Domition to declare peace soon after 88/89
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Domition in the Danube
Sensible defensive reforms
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Vespasian titles
Restitutor orbis, divus
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Caecina’s revolt
Put down out of hand by Titus whose succession was opposed
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Antonius Saturninus vs Domition
He revolts then is put down by the army of lappius Maximus Norbanus
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Flavians vs poets
Flavians were largely opposed by the artistic community and oft slanderedthey offered little retribution until Domition who reopened mainstas trials