THE ROMAN EMPIRE: 14-180 AD (for Rome OR Capri)

I. Our Sources.

II. The Julio-Claudians.

A. Tiberius 14-37 AD.
1. The reluctant princeps.
2. Sejanus.

B. Gaius Caligula 37-41 AD.

C. Claudius 41-54 AD.
1. The revolt of Camillus.
2. The fall of Messalina.

D. Nero 54-68 AD.
1. The Quinquennium Neronis.
2. The murder of Agrippina the Younger.
3. The alleged reign of terror.

IV. The Year of the Four Emperors 68-69 AD.
A. Galba.
B. Otho.
C. Vitellius.

V. The Flavians.
A. Vespasian 69-79 AD.
B. Titus 79-81 AD.
C. Domitian 81-96 AD.
1. Reputation.
2. Reality.

VI. The Five Good Emperors.
A. Nerva 96-98 AD.
B. Trajan 98-117 AD.
1. The Dacian Wars.
2. Eastern conquests.
C. Hadrian 117-138 AD.
D. Antoninus Pius 138-160 AD.
E. Marcus Aurelius 160-180 AD.

VII. Aftermath and Assessment.
A. Marcus’ Successor: the beginning of the end.
B. An Assessment of the Pax Romana.

Key Terms, Names, and Concepts:

Tacitus
Suetonius
Tiberius
Germanicus
Livia
Agrippina the Elder
Sejanus
Caligula
Claudius
Messalina
Agrippina the Younger
Nero
Seneca
Vindex
Galba
Otho
Vitellius
Vespsian
Titus
Domitian
Nerva
Trajan
Hadrian
Antoninus Pius
Marcus Aurelius
Commodus
imperial crisis