Titus Flavius Domitianus (Domitian) was born on October 24, 51 AD. He was the youngest son of the future emperor Vespasian. His mother Flavia Domitillia Major, died early in his youth. After his brother Titus, died of “natural causes”, Domitian was up for the throne. During his reign of his Terror, it is thought that the Book of Revelation was written. Most of his youth was spent in poverty. He was considered bright, even though he did not have a formal education like his brother. While his Father was battling the eastern provinces to take the throne away from Emperor Vitellius, Domitian stayed in Rome, and lived with his uncle Flavius Sabinus. When his enemy forces besieged Rome and lit fire to the temple he was hiding at, he was able to …show more content…
Much of Rome needed to be rebuilt. He rebuilt the Capitol and many of the public building, he built a new temple to Jupiter and a new stadium for chariot races he liked, and he even built a new palace for himself. Many of the properties he built these on were stolen from citizens. He raised the standards of the Empire, he was viewed as a good leader and a generous person. He considered himself a military man, even though he had no experience. He sent messages to the army giving them recommendations and increased their pay, he was hoping to gain some admiration with the army. With him spending this money, it caused the economy to go bad. Almost causing the empire to go …show more content…
He ruled as an absolute ruler, and liked to be called “master” or “god”. These caused him to become unpopular. He even renamed two months after himself. He stripped the senate of its power. He killed his own cousin. He killed many senators and officers because of his paranoia. And by the end of his reign he would kill anyone who came in contact with him. He made unfair laws for the littlest things, and when he committed them, they didn’t apply to him. Many of these actions forever remembered in the empire. With his paranoia causing him to make these
Augustus was born in Rome on September 23, 63 B.C. He was originally named Gaius Octavianus, but when his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, was murdered, he took his name. Augustus’ real father died when his son was only four. Augustus was adopted in Julius Caesar’s will and was left to be his heir at the age of eighteen. Caesar was very fond of his grand-nephew and he sent him to the College of Pontifices at the age of sixteen. When Caesar was assassinated, Augustus was in Illyria, where he was sent to serve. It was only when he returned to Italy that he learned he was his great-uncle’s heir.
be better for Rome while the others just did not want him to become more powerful than
Nero was born December 15, 37 AD at Antium. His name was originally Lucious Domitius Ahenobarbus. His parents were Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. Domitius served as consul for Rome. He was a man of execrable character. Domitius died shortly after Nero's birth in 40 AD. Agrippina was the great-grand daughter of the Emperor Augustus. Her father was the famous Roman General, Germanicus. The memory of the great general was raverred by many Romans. This extended Agrippina the power of having the reputation of a heroic father and a respectable family heritage. She would use the power of her father's reputation to its fullest for the sa...
It appears that Caesar's death marked an epoch in Roman history where civil wars were once again resurrected. Furthermore, Caesar introduced social and economic reforms. In his process of ameliorating Rome's social condition, the provinces became richer as the Roman businessmen were restricted from exploiting them. This is crucial because a country's capital is strongly related to the government's stability. Besides that, the poor were helped when he established a public works programme, which provided employment to them.
Even though he eventually did believe in complete dictatorship, primarily he was quite promising because of his moderate approach to governance. His tutor and advisor Seneca, who was one of the great intellectuals and philosophers at the time, taught Nero from a young age about mercy, justice and the sacredness of human life. These ideas appealed to Nero and he tried to gain popularity by following these moral ideas. He also allowed the senate to make more decisions which was appreci...
...eat. Every decision that Rome made had a great affect on the city itself and the rest of the world. Many foolish emperors weakened the city and eventually cause the many aspects of life to crumble. The social issues were that no one took interest into Public affairs. The Political issues were that because no one took any public interest in government jobs, because there were not looked at as something that was good. The Economic issues were that they had poor harvest. Food was scarce people needed food so they went after it. The Germanic tribes started taking over the western half of the empire.
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, born 15 December 37 AD, was Roman Emperor from 54 to 68 AD, and the last in the Julio-Claudian dynasty. Nero was adopted by his granduncle Claudius to become his heir and successor, and succeeded to the throne in 54AD following Claudius’ suspicious death. Nero focused much of his attention on diplomacy, trade and enhancing the cultural life of the Empire. When he became emperor, Nero was a young man who enjoyed the theater, music and horse racing. Ancient Historian, Suetonius, stated that “Nero degenerated from the good qualities of his ancestors, yet he reporoduced the vices of each of them, as if tramsitted to him by natural inheritance” (Suetonius, 110 AD). His dominating mother, Agrippina, had already
Tacitus lived under the reign of Domitian, twenty years after Nero. His family originated from southern Gaul. After becomng a barrister he was promoted to the position of provincial governor in 112-113AD in Asia. Under the reign of Domitian, Tacitus was incredibly lucky that he managed to survive, unlike many of his colleagues. Domitian disposed of rivals and opposition, thus making him a very paranoid man. The killings of these men started Tacitus' anti-emperor feelings. Domitian's reign was modelled on Tiberius' who Tacitus also heavily criticised. But, in Annals 13 and 14, Tacitus concentrated n Nero, whom he despised.
Nero, born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, was the son of Cnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. Both his father and his mother were of royal descent, having blood ties with previous rulers and
This biography tells you wonderful facts about Nero. Nero was born on December 15th, 37AD, Antium, Italy. He had a wife named, Sporus, Nero was probably the evilest emperor in Rome. He was literally out of his mind. Nero’s birth name is Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus. He killed his second wife by kicking her in the stomach. He’s one of the worst Emperors of Rome, he played the violin while Rome burnt down, Nero’s early life wasn’t very good, his father died, Emperor Caligula exiled Nero’s mother and Nero had to be raised by his aunt. When Caligula was killed and Claudius took over Rome, Claudius let Nero’s mother continue coming back to Rome. Claudius married Agrippina (Nero’s Mom) and Nero became the adopted son of the Emperor. When Nero was
Some of the buildings that was built under his command was the Curia, the temple of Apollo and the Lupercal. He also ordered the construction of a highway that connected Rome to its empire. Augustus was very motivated by art. He loved art so much that he even finished building the incomplete projects left by his father such as the Forum Julium and the Basilica.
His birth name was Marcus Tullius. Born in 106 B.C., Cicero was anything but popular. His hometown of Arpinum was not exactly among the top cities of Rome. Cicero unlike most great writers and politicians of his time, had to work hard and use the wealth and power of others to find his place in Roman aristocracy. Cicero finally reached the pentacle of his political career when he concurred Catiline in a battle for the position of consul.
was a very bad ruler. The people of Rome, however, led by a friend of
A Civil War left Rome fractured and chaotic. No decisions were being made and the senate was no longer concerned with the wishes of the people. The average Roman was fed up and looking for a since of security. Peace could only be brought to Rome if there was someone in charge that could at least make a decision (Baker 157). When an opportunity presented itself, Octavian was not slow to react. He got into character, and marched on Rome as a statesman ready to put on a show. He came in as a cold pragmatist looking to destroy those who fractured Rome for so long. He immediately made Brutus and Cassius enemies of the state for killing the former tyrant Caesar. Octavian then appealed to the people by tapping into the ancient morals of Rome. He made
The Roman empire was split into two domains, the Eastern and the Western. The Eastern Empire was headed by Emperor Valens and the Western was controlled by Valens nephew, Emperor Gratian. Valens was about 50 years old in the year 378, and Gratian was around 20. Valens was characterized as apathetic and careless. While Gratian was