Rome: The Julio-Claudian Emperors

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After the defeat of Mark Antony, Octavian became the effective ruler of Rome. In 27 BC he accepted the title of "Augustus" and thus became Rome's first emperor. Under his rule, the empire was expanded and grand building works undertaken in Rome itself. Although Augustus presented himself as "first citizen" and a servant of the Senate, he nonetheless made provision for his successors. These were a motley crew: Tiberius, the mad Caligula, Claudius, conquerer of Britain, and the tyrant Nero. During the reign of Augustus, in Roman Judea, a boy was born who would later have an enormous impact on the Roman Empire and the world. The boy was Jesus Christ. He was crucified during the reign of Tiberius. After the suicide of Nero in 68 AD came the year of the four emperors. Galba, Otho and Vitellius came and went in a matter of months until stability was restored under Vespasian.

List of Emperors

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Augustus 16th Jan. 27 BC - 19th Aug. 14 AD AE As of Pergamum	Augustus 16th Jan. 27 BC - 19th Aug. 14 AD AR Denarius	Augustus 16th Jan. 27 BC - 19th Aug. 14 AD AE/AR Plated Denarius	Augustus 16th Jan. 27 BC - 19th Aug. 14 AD AE17 of Syria: Gadara
Augustus 16th Jan. 27 BC - 19th Aug. 14 AD AE Quadrans	Agrippa: under Tiberius or Caligula b. 63 BC - d. 12 BC AE As	Augustus and Agrippa Colonia Nemausus issue Brass Dupondius	Tiberius 19th Aug. 14 AD - 16th Mar. 37 AD AE As under Augustus
Tiberius 19th Aug. 14 AD - 16th Mar. 37 AD AR Denarius	Tiberius/Augustus Countermarked Dupondius Tiberius on Augustus coin	Drusus b. 14 BC - d. 23 AD AE As	Caligula 18th Mar. 37 AD - 24th Jan 41 AD AE As
Caligula - Divus Augustus (Augustus) 27 BC - 14 AD Orichalcum Dupondius	Germanicus (under Caligula) b. 15 BC, d. 19 AD AE As	Germanicus (under Caligula) b. 15 BC, d. 19 AD Brass Dupondius	Agrippina Senior (under Caligula) b. 15 BC, d. 33 AD Brass Sestertius
Claudius I 24th Jan 41 AD - 13th Oct. 54 AD AE As	Claudius I 24th Jan 41 AD - 13th Oct. 54 AD AE As	Claudius I 24th Jan 41 AD - 13th Oct. 54 AD AE Quadrans	Messalina, wife of Claudius d. 48 AD Billon Tetradrachm
Antonia, mother of Claudius b. 36 BC, d. 37 AD AE Dupondius	Nero 13th Oct. 54 AD - 9th June 68 AD AE 21mm	Nero 13th Oct. 54 AD - 9th June 68 AD AE Dupondius	Nero 13th Oct. 54 AD - 9th June 68 AD AE As
Nero 13th Oct. 54 AD - 9th June 68 AD AR Denarius	Agrippina Junior d. 59 AD d. 65 AD Tetradrachm of Antioch	Poppaea wife of Nero d. 65 AD Billon Tetradrachm	Galba 8th June 68 AD - 15th January 69 AD AR Denarius
Otho 15th Jan - 17th April 69 AD AR Denarius	Vitellius 2nd Jan - 1st July 69 AD AR Denarius	Vitellius 2nd Jan - 1st July 69 AD AR Denarius

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