The Roman Empire

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The Roman Empire
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I. The Julian Emperors

• Historians call the four emperors who ruled from
  CE 14-68 the Julians because in some way they
  were all related to Julius Caesar.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Each showed promise at the beginning but
  eventually would have great faults.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Augustus was succeed by his adopted son Tiberius.
• Tiberius would go on to spoil his able leadership
  by accusing innocent people of treason against
  him.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Caligula was Tiberiuss grandnephew.
• He would be assassinated by one of his own men.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Caligula was said to be mentally disturbed after
  having a severe illness.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Later Caligulas uncle, Cladius, a renowned
  scholar was full of good and fresh ideas.
• However, as he grew older he had difficulty
  focusing on the affairs of the state.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• After Cladius was his stepson Nero.
• Nero was considered cruel, vain, and probably
  insane.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• It is believed that Nero was willing to bankrupt
  Rome to pay for his own personal pleasures.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Nero had a fear that people were plotting to kill
  him so he executed his wife, mother and had many
  senators put to death.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• Nero would eventually be put to death for
  committing crimes against the state.

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I. The Julian Emperors

• In the next 28 years following Neros end, six
  new emperors rose to power.
• Each would have their own flaws and would commit
  crimes against Rome.
• However, Rome continued to prosper.

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II. The Good Emperors

• In 96 CE, the Senate chose its own new emperor.
• His name was Nerva and he was considered the
  first of the so called Good Emperors.

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II. The Good Emperors

• Emperor Trajan increased Rome to its greatest
  size.
• Hadrian then strengthened Rome's fortifications.

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II. The Good Emperors

• Antoninus Pius succeed Hadrian, and he maintained
  the empires prosperity.

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II. The Good Emperors

• Then Marcus Aurelius, considered a great
  philosopher, brought the empire to the height of
  economic prosperity.

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II. The Good Emperors

• All these Good Emperors ruled according to the
  system created by Augustus and lived by the Roman
  values.