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
...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 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
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.
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.
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.
The five good emperors’ goodness was determined by their relationships with the Roman Senate and people as well as the positive contributions that they achieved for the empire as a whole. They each provided their own way of running the empire and despite the majority of the emperors only able to maintain one of the above qualities, they were able to do a very good job in that one aspect
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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.
The succession of Augustus demonstrated the difficulties in choosing an heir.... ... middle of paper ... ... The architecture and art of the Roman Empire continued to expand while the empire lived in times of good fortunes, and expansion.
Many Great leaders were in charge of the roman empire, one of which was Trajan. Trajan was born in the year AD 53. Trajan in his early life went into the army and served under his biological father as a tribune in spain (Wasson, 1). He had particular favor from the ruler Domitian in around AD 85-90. Even so that he proclaimed him a praetor after failing to make it in time to help fight the Saturninus rebellion. When domitian died Nerva was chosen as emperor, But he had no children and need to name a successor and so he “adopted” Trajan. When Nerva died to a sickness, Trajan succeeded him in AD 98. Trajan then lead the empire from then till AD 117.
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.
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.
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...
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.