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Dates Pt. 9; Imperial Period Flashcards

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Imperial Period

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31 BCE- AD 476

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Antony and Cleopatra defeated at B. of Actium.

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31 BCE

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Octavian celebrates a triple triumph over the Dalmatians, Egypt, and Actium.

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29 BCE

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The First Settlement. Octavian proclaimed Augustus, given proconsular control of military provinces, given the clupeus virtutis and duo laureae. Augustus establishes the consilium (advisory body of senators and magistrates) to placate the senate.

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27 BCE

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The Second Settlement. After a serious illness, Augustus resigns the consulship, given tribunican power, the right to call the Senate, ius referendi, proconsular authority in all senatorial provinces (?). Marcellus, the nephew of Augustus, dies.

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22 BCE

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Tiberius negotiates the return of the Parthian standards.

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20 BCE

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Agrippa dies.

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12 BCE

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Drusus, brother of Tiberius, dies.

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9 BCE

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Forum of Augustus and Temple of Mars Ultor dedicated. Tiberius leaves for self-imposed exile in Rhodes.

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6 BCE

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Jesus born. Weary world rejoices.

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1

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Gaius Caesar, grandson of Augustus, dies. Augustus has now had five heirs die on him (Marcellus, Agrippa, Drusus, Lucius, Gaius) and so with great reluctance he adopts Tiberius, his stepson.

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AD 4

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Revolt in Pannonia

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AD 6-9

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Revolt of Arminius. The Varrusschlact, conquest in N. Europe grinds to a halt. Papian Poppaean Law added to Augustus’ marriage reforms: fathers are given precedence among political candidates.

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AD 9

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Augustus and Julia the Elder die. Tiberius emperor. The first of two years of retaliatory campaigning against the Germans by Germanicus.

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AD 14

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19: Germanicus dies in the East in mysterious circumstances (C. Piso).

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AD 19

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23: Drusus, son of Tiberius, dies. Sejanus moves the praetorian camp to the eastern part of Rome.

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AD 23

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Tiberius leaves for Capri. He will never see Rome again.

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AD 26

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Sejanus is killed in vexingly obscure circumstances.

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AD 31

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Tiberius dies, Caligula (Gaius) emperor.

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AD 37

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Caligula assassinated, Claudius emperor.

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AD 41

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Claudius orders the invasion of Thule.

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AD 43

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Claudius admits Aedui to the senate.

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AD 48

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Claudius dies, Nero emperor.

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AD 54

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Boudica leads the Iceni in revolt (killed in the next year).

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AD 60

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Pisonian conspiracy against Nero uncovered. Seneca commits suicide.
AD 65
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Cestius Gallus, governor of Syria, fails to restore order to a rioting Judea. First Jewish Revolt begins.
AD 66
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The Revolt of Vindex is crushed, but not before Nero commits suicide. Galba emperor.
AD 68
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The Year of the Four Emperors (Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian) ended by Vespasian.
AD 69
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Revolt of the Batavi suppressed. Jerusalem falls. Work on the Colosseum begins.
AD 70
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Masada falls, ending the First Jewish Revolt.
AD 73
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Agricola begins his seven year attempt to subdue Caledonia.
AD 77
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Vespasian dead, Titus emperor.
AD 79
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Titus dead, Domitian emperor.
AD 81
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First Dacian War (lasts four years).
AD 85
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Domitian dies, Nerva emperor.
AD 96
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Nerva dies, Trajan becomes emperor.
AD 98
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Dacian Wars begin.
AD 101
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Dacian Wars end, Decebalus killed. Province of Dacia established.
AD 106
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Trajan’s Forum complete.
AD 112
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113: Trajan begins war with Parthia.
AD 113
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Jewish revolt in Cyrene
AD 115
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Trajan ends war with Parthia. Jewish revolt ends. Provinces of Armenia, Mesopotamia, and Assyria established. Roman Empire at its largest extent. Trajan dies and is succeeded by Hadrian.
AD 117
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118: Armenia, Assyria, and most of Mesopotamia abandoned.
AD 118
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Construction begins on Hadrian’s Wall.
AD 122
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Antinopolis founded.
AD 130
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After four years of bloody fighting, the Bar Kohkba Revolt is suppressed.
AD 136
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Hadrian dies, Antoninus Pius emperor.
AD 138
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Antonine Wall constructed.
AD 142
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Antoninus dies, Marcus Aurelius emperor
AD 161
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Ctesiphon sacked by the general Avidius Cassius.
AD 164
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Avidius Cassius revolts in Syria, crushed within the year.
AD 175
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Marcomannic Wars end after 14 years. Marcus Aurelius dies, Commodus emperor.
AD 180
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The assassination of Commodus triggers the Year of Five Emperors (Pertinax, Didius Julianus, Pescennius Niger, Clodius Albinus, Septimius Severus). Severus restores order at the end of the year.
AD 193
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Severus expands the borders of Africa, reforms the military (on terms favorable to soldiers— increased pay, connubium, etc.).
AD 202
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Severus invades Caledonia, a campaign that will occupy him until his death.
AD 208
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Septimius Severus dead, Caracalla emperor, Geta assassinated.
AD 211
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Caracalla issues universal citizenship
AD 212
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Baths of Caracalla completed.
AD 216
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Caracalla dies, Macrinus, then Elagabalus emperor in 218.
AD 217
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Elagabalus assassinated, Alexander Severus emperor.
AD 222
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Major barbarian invasions across the Rhine.
AD 234
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Alexander Severus is killed by his own troops and Maximinus becomes emperor. The start of the Third Century Crisis.
AD 235
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The Cyprianic plague begins. It will rage for at least 20 years.
AD 251
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Dura Europos falls to the Persians.
AD 256
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Franks cross over into Gaul, Spain, N. Africa.
AD 257

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