THE+FIRST+EMPERORS+OF+ROME


 * ENTER INFORMATION BELOW RELATED TO THE EARLY ROMAN EMPIRE**


 * __THE FIVE JULIO-CLAUDIAN EMPERORS__ OF ROME (IN ORDER WITH THE DATES THEY REIGNED AS EMPEROR)

1. Augustus (Octavian) 63 B.C.- 19 A.D. (jst)- He was the first emperor of Rome and was the nephew of Caesar. (jst) He took over Rome after his relative, Julius Caesar, was killed. He helped in the building of the Roman roads. (WCO) 2. Tiberius (zba)**- He was one of Rome's greatest generals.(jti)


 * 3. Caligula (zba)- Caligula was the third Roman Emperor. He was a descendant of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor. Caligula brought back the democratic elections, but also did some things that the people of Rome did not like. He excecuted people that did not deserve it and people that didn't have a proper trial. (jat)

4. Claudius 41-54 A.D. (jst)

5. Nero (zba)**- **Nero was the fifth emperor who ruled from 54 A.D.- 68 A.D.. He ended the persecutions of Christians. (jst)**


 * __THE FOUR EMPERORS OF THE YEAR OF THE FOUR EMPERORS__ (69 AD)--IN ORDER**


 * 1. Galba (zba)

2. Otho (zba)

3. Vitellius (zba)

4. Vespasian (zba)**


 * __THE FIVE GOOD EMPERORS__ (IN ORDER WITH THE DATES THEY REIGNED AS EMPEROR)

1. Nerva** (96-98) (alim)


 * 2. Trajan (98-117) (alim)

3. Hadrian (117-138) (alim)

4. Antoninus Pius (138-161) (alim)

5. Marcus Urelius (161-180) (alim)**


 * A FEW ADDITIONAL EMPERORS (INCLUDE THE DATES THEY RULED ROME AND A FEW DETAILS ON THEIR LIVES)

1. COMMODUS: He ruled from 180 to 192. He was the first emperor who was born during his father's reign. Galen was his father's physician, and he looked after Commodus in order to keep him healthy. Marcus Aurelius gave his son the education of that is like military training. In the middle of 177 his father granted Commodus the same amount of power that his father had. (cca)

2. DIDIUS JULIANUS**


 * 3.** **__ELAGABALUS__ -**