Roman Emperors/ The Crazy Emperors Mr. Hawthorne Western Civilization.
Rome emperors
Transcript of Rome emperors
1. Octavian/Augustus Caesar -41 yrs. & 8 months
• Introduced good government into the empire.
• Appointed honest and efficient officials
• Removed the corrupt and unworthy politicians from the senate.
• Improved the system of taxation• Built roads,aqueducts,and promote
agriculture and commerce.
2. Tiberius Caesar-Adopted son of Octavian-Assassinated by Caligula-22 yrs. & 6 months
• Military inertia and fair treatment of provincials
3. Caligula/Gaius Caesar-Tiberius’ great-nephew and adopted son and great-grandson of Octavian.-3 yrs. & 9 months-Assassinated in a conspiracy involving senators
• Introduced widespreadTerror and bankrupted
the treasury
4. Tiberius Claudius Nero-Nephew of Tiberius-Probably poisoned by his wife Agrippina the Younger, in favour of her son Nero-13 yrs. & 9 months
• Rebuilt the treasury• Encouraged senators to debate and
vote seriously• Built roads,aqueducts,construction
new harbor
5. Nero Claudius Caesar-Bad emperor,self-centered and no interest in the actual running of the government.-Committed suicide after being declared a public enemy by the Senate-nephew of Caligula, step- and adopted son ofClaudius; great-great-grandson of Augustus-13 yrs. & 8 months
• Gave the first imperial baths,built canals,constructed more cities
6. Marcus Salvius Otho-One of the good emperors- Committed suicide -3 months & 1 day
• Coinage of Otho
7. Vitellius-Lazy,self-indulgent,fond of eating and drinking and obese glutton-8 months- Murdered byVespasian’s troops
• Improved discpline in Rome
• Spanded offices of Rome
8. Vespacian-10 yrs
• He exempted all doctors and teacher of grammar and rhetoric from paying taxes
9. Titus Flavius Vespasianus-2 yrs & 3 months
• Constructed the Flavian Amphitheater or Colosseum
• Constructed public bath-house• Inaugural games
10. Titus Flavius Domitianus-Son of Vespacian-15 yrs.- Assassinated by court officials
• Extended the seating capacity by adding another tier to the Colosseum
• Strengthened the economy by revaluing the Roman coinage
• Expandedthe border defences of the empire
• Initiated a massive building program to restore the damage city of Rome
11. Marcus Cocceius Nerva- Appointed by the senate-1 yr. & 4 months
• Built aqueducts• Worked on the trasport system• Built granaries to improve the
food supply
12. Trajan/Marcus Alpius Traianus-19 yrs & 7 months
• Built an artificial harbor at Ostia
13. Hadrian/Hadrianus Augustus-21 yrs.
• Hadrian Wall• Building projects,cities
(Hadrianopolis)
14. Antonius Pius/Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionus Arrius Antonius-Clemency,dutifullness,intelligence and purity22 yrs. & 7 months
• Built theaters and temples• Provided trials for the accused and
guaranted the presumption of innocent
• Limited torture and bannedit for people under it
• Managed the Roman finances frugally ensuring its economic power
15. Marcus Aurelius- A Philosopher-19 yrs.- Adopted son and heir ofAntoninus Pius
• Philosophy (Meditations)
16. Commodus/Lucius Aurelius Commodus-15 yrs.- Natural son of Marcus Aurelius