There were three groups in different times who were Augustus’ Successors and those three groups were the Julio-Claudian Emperors, Good Emperors, and the Severans. The Julio-Claudian Emperors ruled at the begining of 27 BCE to 68 CE. Unfortunately they weren’t fit to rule. Next came the Good Emperors and they ruled until 96 CE, they were also well known emperors. Finally, came the Severans and they ruled since 200 CE. They had lots of things happen on their time, when they ruled. Who were the Julio-Claudian Emperors? The Julio-Claudian Emperors were Tiberius, Claudius, Caligula, and Nero. Unfortunately some of them weren’t fit to rule well. There were emperors who ruled well and emperors who were cruel. The good emperors are Tiberius and …show more content…
There names are Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. Nerva was the one who began the reign of the five Good Emperors. He was known as an honorable guy because he lessened the strain of taxation and worked to bring back into the fold of Rome, of those who had been mistreated and exiled. Before Nerva died he adopted Trajan as his heir. What Trajan did was expanding the boundaries of the empire. Trajan also annexed several areas, and grew the empire larger than before and adding to this, he oversaw many building programs within Rome including the renovation of the Circus Maximus and the enlargement of the Forum. Before Trajan died he adopted Hadrian as his heir. Hadrian was not like Trajan because he didn’t want to extend the boundaries of the empire. Instead he was known for building a wall which planted them in place. Before Hadrian died he adopted Antoninus Pius. Even though Antoninus Pius ruled for a long time, not much was known about him, all I know about him was he was the least known emperor. Before Antoninus Pius died he adopted Marcus Aurelius as his heir. Marcus Aurelius was the last good emperor and what he was remembered for was his philosophical beliefs and he was the most famous emperor out of the
In the year of our Lord 156 Marcus Antoninus Verus was made emperor together with his brother Aurelius Commodus. He was the fourteenth after Augustus. In their time, while a holy man called Eleutherius was bishop of the church at Rome, Lucius, a king of Britain, sent him a letter praying him that he might be made a
Augustus Caesar was very ambitious leader. He is best known for bringing peace to Rome. Augustus was considered the first great roman emperor, because He didn’t care about wealth and fortune. Augustus cared about the people of Rome. He was a great military leader and was successful in most of his missions. He showed people that being a good ruler requires a lot of hard work and dedication. He was a very generous man. Augustus was greatly admired by the Roman people.
Claudius was a significant ruler of the early Roman imperial era. He reigned from AD 41-54. He was easily influenced by those with questionable agendas, such as his last two wives and his freedmen, yet his principate was deemed successful. His expansion of the empire, his new reforms and his control over the senate were all beneficial to the state and and his rule was one which paved the way for those who ruled after him.
Tiberius is remembered as a tightfisted and paranoid emperor. Tacitus goes against this view of Tiberius by giving examples of extreme generosity. However Tacitus doesn 't present Tiberius as a perfect emperor and his portrayal of Tiberius isn 't just propaganda. When it comes to military affairs Tacitus paints a very unflattering picture of Tiberius turning his back on the frontier while Romans are killed. Tacitus stated that his accounts on the Julio Claudian emperors was made without prejudice and the fact that he highlights both positive and negative aspects of Tiberius ' rule indicates that he was probably telling the truth.
Although this storyline is very entertaining it isn't very factual. There were emperor's named Marcus Aurelius and Commodus but as for the general Maximus, no such character exists. Aurelius, during his reign from 161-180 a.d., conquered many regions and countries. Under his vision, the Roman army defeated the Parthians and also defeated the Barbarians in the Marcomannic Wars. The Emperor Aurelius was not murdered by his son and serves as co-emperor for the last three years of his life with Commodus. Many scholars believe that Aurelius was one of the greatest emperor's of Roman history. He often showed compassion and other great traits of a leader. His son, however, did not share his leadership abilities. Commodus ruled from 180-192 a.d. Aurelius had many peace treaties in the latter part of his rule that his son violated and continued to increase Roman territory. Commodus has been rumored to have been insane and maybe that's why he loved the Gladiator games so much. The gladiator games were when men dressed in warrior outfits fought each other until one died. There were also games in which wild animals were placed with men.
Why was Trajan considered to be one of the five good emperors of the Roman Empire? Trajan was a visionary leader as well as an ethical leader. First I will tell you how Trajans actions during the Dacian Wars proved that he was an inspirational leader for his soldiers. Next I will tell you how Trajan, by the domestic policies he instituted as the Roman Emperor, proved to be an ethical leader. Last I will tell you about the personal relevance this has to me. More specifically I will tell you about my actions as a leader when I moved to Holloman Air Force Base. Now that I gave you an overview of what I want to talk about let’s get to my first main point.
...s a new Emperor. In 527 CE, Justinian was named Emperor and he was from a long line of Roman emperors. He did many great things to improve Rome such as reforming the Roman laws. He crushed the Vandals in Africa made Carthage part of the “true Roman Empire again. (Tignor, 2011, p. 296) He went head on with the Barbarians from the “old Rome” and was able to gain back most of the control. He created many more churches and made his mark for more than a thousand years of the future Rome.
Trajan was the second of the five good emperors. He was considered Optimus Princeps or “best emperor” because he not only renewed the Titus-Nerva oath of protecting senators’ lives, he also respected the people. For instance, Pliny stated that “Trajan behaved as one of us, just like a private citizen” and so he gained the respect of the roman people. Furthermore, he gained even greater respect from the people as he allowed for freedom of speech. Not only did Trajan have a great relationship with the Roman Senate and people, he also benefited the Empire tremendously. He was able to extend the Roman Empire into Dacia, Arabia, and Parthia and his wars with the Parthian Empire allowed him to take over the areas of Armenia and Mesopotamia. Moreover, Trajan’s campaigns resulted in the largest Roman Empire that the world would see. Trajan also made possible the building of the Alcantara Bridge, making travel easier in the Roman province of Spain. Nerva, Trajan’s predecessor, was unable to benefit the Roman Empire in a great fashion, and so he is considered only a...
In the age of the Five Good Emperors, they used adoption to pick their successors. Adoption allowed for the Emperors to choose from all of Rome on who they wanted to take their place. Nerva was more so forced to pick his adopted son, Trajan, rather than waiting longer, but this allowed him to live in peace for his last few years (Scarre 88). Trajan was alerted of his adoption from a handwritten note from Nerva. Later, Hadrian told Trajan of the Emperor’s death, but Trajan waited a year before coming into Rome to start his rule (Scarre 91). Nobody thought that Trajan would pick Hadrian as his successor. It is also believed that his wife hid his death until it was determined that Hadrian was chosen. “But these carried her own signature rather than T...
...rs of Rome ruled the land. If you became an emperor, you would be at the top of the social ladder. He was in charge of the land, people, and army. They were very much worshiped and looked up too. Though Rome did have many bad rulers, they would kill them or make it to where they would not rule anymore. They would have many portraits and stone heads made for them. People would send a lot of money to them to show the gratitude of themselves.
In the early first century AD, the Roman Empire was subject to autocratic rule and the old Republic was long dead. Augustus had been ruling for forty years and most of that time he was loved and praised by the Senate and the people of Rome. Throughout his reign, Augustus had the one lingering problem of finding a successor to take over the role of Emperor. He had chosen 3 different heirs in his time of rule; however, they all passed before they had the chance to inherit Augustus’ esteemed power. His fourth choice, Tiberius, was the one to succeed Augustus. He was often referred to, by Augustus, as an outstanding general and the only one capable of defending Rome against her enemies. The statement, ‘Tiberius is condemned by many ancient historians (including Tacitus), and his reign is often portrayed as being detrimental to the welfare of the Roman Empire’ is invalid as he treated the senate fairly, created strong economics and security in the state and boosted the empire into an unprecedented state of prosperity. This hypothesis will be proven through this essay by analyzing factors such as Tiberius’ administration of the Empire, his relationship with the senate, his financial control, the effect of Sejanus over his rule and why were his last years as Emperor referred to as a ‘reign of terror’ by Tacitus.
Augustus would be followed by the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which reigned over the beginnings of Imperial Rome. The succession of Augustus demonstrated the diffi...
Domitian inherited the empire when his brother suddenly died after ruling for only two years. He became Roman Emperor in 81AD which fulfilled his lifelong dream. He was now able to follow in his father and brother’s footsteps as emperor. When he was emperor he traveled outside of Rome many times. He was said to be a hostile ruler.
Vespasian emerged as Emperor after the Year of the Four Emperors, and he brought the princeps and the Empire back to stability. His son and successor, Titus, took power in 79 c.e. and reigne...
Trajan was regarded as one of the best emperors in the whole time of the empire. His public works help further the empire. His help of the provinces made them more loyal and grateful of the empire. His expansion on the other hand might not have been the best for the empire considering the empire's financial state, but it increased the roman’s land mass to one of its highest