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36BC

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Augustus marries Livia

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31BC

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end of the Battle of Actiu
Suetonius Augustus 17-18
Inscription with Nikopolis
Virgil Aeneid 8.671-731
Horace Odes 1.37

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30BC

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Ban on senators entering Egypt
Tacitus annals 2.59
Augustus’ consulship

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29BC

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gates of Janus closed
Suetonius Aug 22
Res Gestae 13
Triple triumph - Dio 51.12
consul
increased the no. praetors - Suetonius Augustus 36
Donations to the treasury REs Gestae 15

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28BC

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organisation of the Praetorian Guard
title of Augustus given - Dio 53.11.17
constitutional reforms - Dio 53.11.17
Aureus of Augustus restoring the law
conducted census with Agrippa Res Gestae 8.2
Aug restored temples Res Gestae 20.4

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27BC

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Aug renounced all of his powers, provinces and gave them back to the senate - Res Gestae 34
Senate gave him proconsular imperium for 10 yeas over the military provinces
Augustus revised the rolls o senate and changed the qualifications, reduced the number of sessions
formed the imperial court - Suetonius Augustus 33
ended civil wars - Res Gestae 34
Constitutional reforms - Dio 53.11-17
Largess - res gestae 15

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23BC

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Murena and Caepio conspiracy - highlighted senatorial resentment towards continuing consulships
VP History of Rome 2.91.2, Suetonius aug 66 and tiberius 8.1, Macrobius Saturnalia 1.11.21
resigned the consulship - given proconsular imperium with no limit and control over the army, given tribunician power for life without colleague - gives him a right to veto and officially help citizens
Tacitus Annals 3.65
cash donations and grain - res gestae 15
Marcellus death VP 93.1-100

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22BC

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Praetors given tasks to organise games and festivals
2 praetors in charge of the treasury
serious famine so aug took control of grain and was offered dictator but never took it - Res gestae 5

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22-19BC

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granted consular imperium - previous imperium only applied to the provinces
had jurisdiction in Rome

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18BC

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revised the roll of the Senate - Suetonius aug 40 and res gestae 8.2
Julian laws - Suetonius 34
more donations and largess - Suet 18-20

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17BC

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secular games held - Suetonius augustus 31
adoption of Gaius and Lucius

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16BC

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Cinna’s plot - Seneca on Clemency 1.9.2-12

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16BC-15BC

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Tiberius and Drusus conquer North of Alps

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15BC

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aug set up imperial mint in Gaul and formed permanent board to help flooding from Tiber

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14BC

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Maritime Alpine districts incorporated into the empire
denarius of Agrippa as a tribune

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12BC

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establishment of the imperial cult - Horace Odes 1.2
Gaul produces all silver and gold coins
lost aureus of Augustus
took over the Pontifex Maximus after Lepidus dies - Suetonius Augustus 30

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11BC

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doesn’t accept conferred magistracy - res gestae 6.1

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9BC

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inscription from Asia expresses gratitude to Augustus for fair taxation system

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7BC

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divided the city into 14 districts - Suetonius Aug 30

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5BC

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consulships shortened from 1 year to 6 months
provided grain and money
res gestae 15, 1-2, 18

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2BC

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Julia the elder exiled - Tac annals 3.24
failings within his own household - Suetonius Augustus 65

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2-6AD

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aediles lost control over the water supply and the fire brigade and military treasury
praetorians and legionnaires extended from 12 and 16 years t 16 and 20 years respectively
gave 150 mil sesterces to the treasury

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2AD

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revised those in receipt of the corn dole

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4AD

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Gaius died, Suetonius augustus 65 and Res Gestae 14

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8AD
Julia the Younger exiled Tac annals 3.34 and Suetonius Aug 65
26
9AD
Lex Poppaea Varian disaster - Pliny Natural History 7.150
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12AD
Altar to the Numen of augustus in Narbonne
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13AD
Tiberius' tribuncian powers renewed
29
14AD
death of Augustus Augustus Posthumous killed Pannonian revolt Tac Annals 1.16-18 election of magistrates from people's assembly to Senate
30
15AD
Emperor worship inscription in Greece Tiberius rejection of special honours - reply to inscription
31
16AD
German revolts - Tac annals 1.46 and 1.52 Germanicus paid respects to those killed in the Teutoburgian Forest and won the disapproval of Tiberius - Tac Annals 1.61-2
32
17AD
Sejanus became sole prefect of the Praetorian guard start of African raids - Tacitus annals 2.52 Tacfarinas starts - Tac annals 3.20-21 and 32
33
19AD
Germanicus entered Egypt without permission - Tac annals 2.60 Death of Germanicus and issue of Piso - Tac annals 2.69-71 resentment building
34
21AD
Drusus consul for 2nd time and tribunician power
35
23AD
Sejanus concentrates the Praetorian Guard into one camp outside the walls for "efficiency" (intimidation) - Dio 58.4.1-4 Sejanus seduces Livilla - Tac Annals 4.3 Drusus death - Suet Tib 39 Tiberius stops working w the senate end of raids w Africa
36
24AD
Tacfarinas ends - Tac Annals 3.74
37
25AD
Sejanus applies to marry Livilla rejected - Tac Annals 3.44 Cassius Cordus condemned - Tac Annals 3.70
38
26AD
Tiberius goes to Capri - Suet Tib 41
39
26-29AD
Sejanus played Agrippina's sons against each other
40
29AD
Agrippina removed - listed as one of Tib's victims in Suetonius Tiberius 61
41
30AD
Agrippina's son Nero exiled - Dio 58.8.4 arrest of Vipsania's new husband
42
31AD
Death of Sejanus after Antonia told Tiberius what he was up to Dio 58.9.4 and Suetonius Tib 65
43
33AD
buildup of treasn trials - reign of terror Seneca on benefits 3.26.11 Tac annals 6.18-19
44
37AD
Death of Tiberius - Tac annals 2.73 and Suetonius tib 75 Gaius ascension - Suet Gaius 13-14 Gaius illness - suet Gaius 19-20 Denarius of Gaius forced Antonius to commit suicide - dio 59.3.6 went to the Rhine frontiers - concerned abt conspiracy
45
38AD
Claudius marries Messalina
46
39AD
Rhine frontiers rumours that generals were conspiring with his sisters against him believes himself a god - Dio 59.26.5-27.1, 59.9.4 and Suetonius Gaius 72 built the floating bridge Suetonius Gaius 19
47
40AD
deposed Ptolemy and ordered him to commit suicide, senatorial governor in Africa was reduced to civil authority and troops handed to imperial league troops refuse to invades Britain provocative actions towards the Jews - Josephus antiquities 119.1-11
48
41AD
death of caligua - Antiquities 1.9.1-9, 19.17-18, Suetonius Gaius 56-59, Dio 59.29.1-30.3 Claudius ascension - Suetonius Claudius 10-11 Claudius put assassins to death - Dio 60.3.1-7 Aureus of Claudius Claudian letter to the Egyptians - didn't want to be worshipped
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42AD
construction of port at Ostia - Inscription of 46AD and inscription on Freedman Procurator and Suetonius Claudius 20 - Draining of the Faucine lake - Pliny Natural History 36.122 and Suetonius Claudius 20 - suppression of revolt in Maurentaia and begins conquest of Britain
50
43AD
Invasion of Britain - troops crossed the channel and annexed Lycia - Dio 60.14.1-16.4 an Suetonius Claudius 17 Coups made Suetonius Claudius 13
51
44AD
returned the provinces of Achaea and Macedonia to the Senate - Suetonius Claudius 25 - Judea made a province Reversed Gaius' arrangements of Judea
52
46AD
Thrace made a province
53
47AD
Claudius assumed of census road building and completion of aqueducts - Pliny Natural History 36.122 celebration of secular games Suet Claud 21 Messalina has Poppaea killed
54
48AD
Carries our censor Silius marries Messalina - Suet Claud 36 Messalina executed - Dio 50.17.8-18.4 Gaius granted admissions to senate - Tac annals 11.24 new regulations for equites in military career - Suetonius Claud 25
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49AD
Marriage to Agrippina extension to Pomerium - Cippus inscription - bans worships of himself
56
50AD
Nero adopted by Claudius aureus of Nero into the priestly college doing priestly duties
57
51AD
Agrippina has Claudius remove the Prefect of the Praetorian Guard
58
53AD
Jurisdiction of financial cases in provinces handed to Claudius' court
59
54AD
Death of Claudius - Tac annals 3.65, 12.65-67 ascension of Nero Suet Nero 44-45 Claudius deified - aureus
60
55AD
murder of Britannicus - Josephus 20.151
61
57AD
edict preventing governors from organising gladiatorial displays in province Corbulo crossed Euphrates River and captured Tigranocerta, placed Tigranes on the throne and Parthia prevented Syria from sending hep to the Romans Nero tried to annex Armenia
62
58AD
Nero's affair w Poppaea - Tac annals 14.1
63
59AD
Agrippina murdered - Suetonius Nero 34
64
60AD
Boudiccan revolt
65
62AD
treason laws revived Octavia murdered - Suetonius Nero 35 aureus of Nero playing the lyre
66
62-67AD
Tigellinus appointed to the Praetorian Guard and influenced nero Tac Annals 15.61
67
63AD
Campanian earthquake settlement of the Parthian/Armenian issues
68
64AD
Great fire of Rome - Tac annals 15.38-44 construction of the Domus Aurea - Suetonius Nero 31-32 and Pliny Natural History 36.111
69
65AD
Pisonian plot - Tac Annals 15.48-74 Death of Seneca
70
66AD
Freed Archaea from authority of Macedonian governor and granted it immunity from taxation gave the Senate Sardinia competed in the Olympics - Suetonius Nero 32
71
68AD
revolt of Vindex and Galba Nero flees Rome and commits suicide Dio 63.22.1-26.1, 63.26.3-27.1 Suetonius Nero 40-44 Denarius of Vindex Denarius of Galba restoring freedom
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