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215BC
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4.23.215 BC
A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. |
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44BC
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43BC
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8.19.43 BC
Octavian, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
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27BC
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1.16.27 BC
The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate.
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8
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8.3.8
Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. |
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37
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3.16.37
Caligula becomes Roman Emperor after the death of his great uncle, Tiberius.
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3.28.37
Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. |
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41
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1.25.41
After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate.
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51
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3.4.51
Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title ''princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth).
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53
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6.9.53
Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia |
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55
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2.11.55
Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman Emperorship, dies under mysterious circumstances in Rome. This clears the way for Nero to become Emperor. |
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68
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6.8.68
The Roman Senate proclaims Galba as emperor. |
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6.9.68
Roman Emperor Nero commits suicide, after quoting Homer's ''Iliad''. |
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69
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4.14.69
Vitellius, commander of the Rhine armies, defeats Emperor Otho in the Battle of Bedriacum and seizes the throne.
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4.17.69
After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. |
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10.24.69
Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius. |
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70
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73
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4.16.73
Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the Jewish Revolt. |
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81
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9.14.81
Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. |
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96
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9.18.96
Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated.
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98
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1.27.98
Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva.
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180
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193
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1.1.193
The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman Emperor. |
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1.1.193
The Senate chooses Pertinax against his will to succeed Commodus as Roman Emperor. |
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197
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2.19.197
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies. |
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211
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2.4.211
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta. |
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2.4.211
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta. |
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217
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4.8.217
Roman Emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus. |
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238
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3.22.238
Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman Emperors.
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275
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9.25.275
In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor.
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9.25.275
In Rome, (after the assassination of Aurelian), the Senate proclaims Marcus Claudius Tacitus Emperor.
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284
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286
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