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Roman empire at its height
Early Rome
Periods:
Foundation of Rome 753
Monarchy
Romulus
Etruscan influence/Tarquins rule Rome 616-510)
Tarquinius Priscus (616-579 BCE)
Etruscan influence
Tomb of the Chariots; Pyrrhic dancer
Charun
Etruscan red-figure calyx-crater
representing Achilles killing a Trojan
prisoner in front of Charun, the
Etruscan demon of death.
4th century-3rd century BCE.
Circus Maximus, Rome
The Roman Republic and her
officials
Republic (509-31/27 BCE)
Mid Republic
Punic Wars (Carthage = money + territory + elephants)
1st 264-241
2nd 218-202
Cannae 216
Zama 202
3rd 149-146
Destruction of Carthage 146
Pyrrhus
280-275 BCE
Macedonian Wars
- 1st Macedonian War (214-205 BCE)
- 3rd Macedonian War
victory over Perseus (171-167 BCE)
- destruction of Corinth 146
Late Republic (133-31/27 BCE)
Social War/War of the Allies (91-89)
Spartacus’ uprising (73-1 BCE)
Julius Caesar (100-44 BCE)
Caesar in Gaul = money =
influence
Empire
Julio-Claudians (27 BCE-68 CE)
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero
Flavians (69-96 CE):
Vespasian, Titus, Domitian (Colosseum: 80)
Nervo-Antonine Dynasty (98-192)
Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus
Severans (193-235)
Septimius Severus, Elagabalus, Alexander Severus
Constantine (306-336)
- inauguration of Constantinople 330
Augustus
(27 BCE-14 CE)
Caligula (37-41 CE)
Claudius (41-54 CE)
Nero (54-68)
Vespasian (69-79)
Colosseum with statue of Nero
Domitian
(81-96)
Trajan (98-117)
Dacia
Commodus (180-192)