ROMAN EMPIRE

ROMAN EMPIRE (27-00-476):

On Correcting the Current Random and sometimes Deceptive Dating of Prehistory

An Outline History of the Roman Empire

27-00-193    Early Roman Empire

27-00-68Julio-Claudian Dynasty
76; r.27.01-00-14.0801 Augustus
27-19 BCCantabrian Wars
23 BCSecond Settlement of Augustus
–Succession, Reforms
25-00-06Eastern Provinces and Frontiers
–Western Provinces and Frontiers
–Introduction
07, 09Illyrian Revolt, Teutoburg Forest
78; r.14.09-37.0302 Tiberius
–Introduction
34; fl.14-19Germanicus
17-28Revolts in the West
51; fl.14-31Sejanus
28; r.37.03-41.0103 Caligula
64; r.41-5404 Claudius-I
–Introduction
c.29; fl.38-48Valeria Messalina
44; fl.28-59Julia Agrippina the Younger
–Freedmen, Jews, Provinces
43Invasion of Britain
30; r.54.10-68.0605 Nero
60/1, c.30-61Introduction
60-61Revolt in Britain, Boudicca
58-63Nero’s Parthian War [1/5]
62-67Nero’s Despotism
66-74First Jewish Revolt [Part 1/2]
68End of the Dynasty
69Year of the Four Emperors
71; r.68.06-69.0106 Galba
36; r.69.01-69.0407 Otho
54; r.69.04-69.1208 Vitellius
69-96Flavian Dynasty
u; 69; r.69-7909 Vespasian
68-74Rhine-Danube Frontier [1/5]
69-74First Jewish Revolt [Part 2/2]
71Further conquest in Britain [1/3]
–Adjustments in the East, Domestic
41; r.79.06-81.0910 Titus
78-84Introduction, Further conquest in Britain [2/3]
44; r.81-9611 Domitian
–Accession
83-96Rhine-Danube Frontier [2/5], Final Years of the Dynasty
96-193Nerva-Antonine Dynasty
67; r.96-9812 Nerva: Emperor
–Accession
63; r.98-11713 Trajan
101-102, 105-106Introduction, Dacian Wars
113-117Trajan’s Parthian War [2/5], Kitos (Second Jewish) Revolt
62; r.117-13814 Hadrian
Introduction, Third Jewish Revolt, Succession
74; r.138-16115 Antoninus Pius
138-144Further conquests in Britain, Armenia
145-161North Africa, Egypt & the Rhine-Danube Frontier [3/5]
116-16916 Lucius Verus, Lucius Verus’ Parthian War [3/5]
58; r.161-18017 Marcus Aurelius
166-175First Marcomannic War
 Cassius (usurper)
177-180Second Marcomannic War
31; r.177-19218 Commodus
182, 182-184Conspiracies, Dacia and Britain
 Marcus Aurelius, Cleander, Megalomania
193Year of the Five Emperors
66; r.193.01-0319 Pertinax
58/60; r.193.03-06; d.19720 Didius Julianus

193-284    Middle Roman Empire

193-211Severan Dynasty
u; 65; r.193.04-211.0221*Septimius Severus
usurper; c.56; r.193-194Septimius Severus’Civil War, [1 of 12]
usurper; r.193.04    Clodius Septimius Albinus [1/2]
usurper; c.56; r.193-194    Pescennius Niger
usurper; c.47; r.196-197    Clodius Albinus [ 2/2]
195-197Septimius Severus’ Parthian War [4/5]
27-00-197North Africa: Proconsularis, Mauretania and Numidia
196-211Fulvius Plautianus, Britain
29; r.198-217; 22; r.209-21122*Caracalla, 23*Geta
–Introduction
–Constitutio Antoniniana
213-217Alamanni and Goths, Caracalla’s Parthian War [5/5]
217-218Non-Dynastic
c.53; r.217-21824*Macrinus,
9; r.21825*Diadumenian
218-235Severan Dynasty Restored
c.18; r.218-22226 Elagabalus
26; r.222-23527 Severus Alexander, Sassanid [1/9] and Alamanni [1/3] Wars
235-284Military Anarchy
u; c.65; r.235.03-238.0528 Maximinus-I Thrax
u; Africa; c.79; r.238.03-0429*Gordian-I,
u; Africa; c.46; r.238.03-0430*Gordian II
u; Rome; c.60; r.238.04-0731*Balbinus
u; Rome; 68/73; r.238.04-0732*Pupienus; Maximinus-I’s Civil War [2/12]
19; r.238-24433 Gordian III Pius; Goths and Carpi, Gordian III’s Sassanid War, [2/9]
u; c.45; r.244-24934 Philip-I the Arab
11; r.247-24935 Philip II
u; c.60; r.249-25136 Decius and
c.25; c.226-351; r.25137 Herennius Etruscus
–      Persecution of Christians:
249-251      Decius’ Gothic War [1/6]
c.21; r.25138*Hostilian
47; r.251-5339*Trebonianus Gallus,Volusianus
r.251-5340*Volusianus
40/46; r.253.08-1041 Aemilianus
u; c.65; r.253-26042*Valerian: Gothic [2/6], Sassanid [3/9] Wars
c.50; r.253-268; c.18; r.260.0743*Gallienus, 44*Saloninus; [4/5]
254-260Rhine-Danube Frontier
258-261Usurpers
268-269Gallienus’ Gothic War [3/6]
60; r.268-27045 Claudius II Gothicus
u; 60/2; r.270-27546 Aurelian
270-271Rhine-Danube Frontier [5/5]
271Aurelian’s Juthungine War
269-273Palmyrene Empire
259-274End of the Gallic Empire
c.76; r.275.09-276.0647 Tacitus
r.27648 Florianus
50; r.276-28249Probus
c.61; r.282-28350*Carus; Carus’ Sassanid War [4/9]
r.283-284; 284-28551*Numerian: Diocletian’s Civil War [3/12]
r.283-28552*Carinus

284-476    Late Roman Empire

284-31253*Diocletian and
54*Maximian
293-305Diocletian Tetrarchy
286-296Britannic Empire
(297-298Galerius’ Sassanid War [5/9]
297-304Christianity [1/3]
305-364Constantinian Dynasty
56; r.305-30655*Constantius-I Chlorus (West)
56; r.305-30656*Galerius (East)
r.306-30757*Severus (West)
c.34; r.307-31258*Maxentius (West)
u; c.65; r.307-33759*Constantine-I (Gaul→W→all)  and
r.308-324; died 32560*Licinius (W→E) and
r.310-31361*Maximinus II Daia (West)
306-324Tetrarchic Wars
305-306Introduction
306-307Maxentius/Severus’ Civil War [4/12]
312Constantine-I/Maxentius’ Civil War [5/12]
313Licinius/Maximinus II Dias’ Civil War [6/12]
316Constantine-I/Licinius’ (1st) Civil War [7/12]
324Constantine-I/Licinius’ (2nd) Civil War [8/12]
307Constantine-I Sole Ruler
–Christianity [2/3], Constantinople, Prefectures, Succession
24; r.337-34062*Constantine II (Gaul) and
c.27; r.337-35063*Constans (Italy→W) and
44; r.337-36164*Constantius II (E→all)
–Introduction, Christianity [3/3]
337-350Constantius II’s Sassanid War [6/9
350-353Constantius II’s Civil War () [9/12]
356-361Julian’s Alamanni War [2/3]
360-361Julian’s Civil War [10/12]
31/32; r.360-36365*Julian (Gaul→all)
363Julian’s Sassanid War (363 [7/9]
33; r.363-36466 Jovian (all)
364-455Valentinian-Theodosian Dynasty
54; r.364-37567*Valentinian-I (all→W)
50; r.364-37868 Valens (East)
365-366Procopius (usurper; Constantinople)
365-374Valentinian I’s Alamanni War [3/3]
366-369Valens’ First Gothic War [4/6]
24; r.367-38369*Gratian  (W→all→Gaul)
367-369Britain, the ‘Barbarian Conspiracy
654-371Valens and Persia
372-375Firmus (usurper; North Africa)
24; r.375-39270*Valentinian II (Italy→W)
376-378Valens’ Second Gothic War [5/6]
379-38271*Theodosius-I (E→all): Theodosius-I’s Gothic War  [6/6]
30/31; r.383-40872*Arcadius(East) and
usurper; c.53; r.384-38873*Magnus Maximus(West) and
r.384-38874*Flavius Victor(West)
387-388Theodosius-I/Magnus Maximus’ Civil War [11/12]
391-392Alaric’s First Invasion of Greece [1/2],
392-394Theodosius-I/Eugenius’ Civil War, [12/12]
38; r.393-42375*Honorius [W]
395-397Alaric’s Second invasion of Greece [2/2]
401-403Alaric’s First Invasion of Italy [1/2]
49; r.402-45076*Theodosius II (East)
406-409Barbarian Invasion of Roman Gaul
406-424Britannic Revolt
408Death of Stilicho
fl.400-414Anthemius (Constantinople)
408-410Alaric’s Second Invasion of Italy [2/2]
r.409-41177*Constantine III (West)
r.409-41178*Constans II (West)
409-411Introduction
413More Usurpers
411-436, 443-534Burgundian Kingdom
c.45; r.411-415Ataulf, King of the Visigoths
411-422Hispania
418-843Visigoth Kingdom
418-720Frankish Kingdom
r.42179*Constantius III (West)
421-422Theodosius II’s First Sassanid War [8/9]
35; r.425-45580*Valentinian III (West)
63; fl.405-454Introduction,
63; fl.405-454Flavius Aetius [1/2]
431-534Vandal Kingdom
434-469Hunnic Empire,
c.47; r.434-453Attila the Hun, King of the Huns [1/3]
63; fl.405-454Flavius Aetius [2/2]
440Theodosius II’s Second Sassanian War [9/9]
 c.47; r.434-453Attila, King of the Huns [2/3]
65; r.450-45781 Marcian (East)
435-436Introduction,
c.47; r.434-453Attila, King of the Huns [3/3]
454-567Gepid Kingdom
454-508Heruli Kingdom
454-469Sciri Kingdom
455-476Non-Dynastic (West) and the Leonid Dynasty (East)
c.59; r.03.455-05.45582 Petronius Maximus (West)
c.77; r.428-477Gaiseric, King of the Vandals
77/62; r.07.455-10.456; d.45783 Avitus (West)
73; r.02.457-01.47484 Leo-I  the Thracian (East)
c.41; r.04.457-09.461)85 Majorian (West)
c.40; r.453-466Theodoric II, King of the Visigoths
c.45; r.461-46586 Libius Severus (West)
c.52: r.467-47287 Anthemius (West)
–Introduction
c.71; fl.424-471Aspar, Magister Militum (East)
c.67; fl.456-472Ricimer, Magister Militum (West)
472-42488 Olybrius (West)
c.60; r.473-474; d.480+89 Glycerius (West)
7; 473.11-474.1190*Leo II (East)
66; r. 474.01-475.01; d.49191*Zeno {1/2] (East)
c.50; r. 474.06-475.08; d.48092 Flavius Julius Nepos (West)
r.475.01-476.0893 Basiliscus (East)
c.16; r. 475.10-476.0994 Romulus Augustulus (West)
66; r. 476.08-491.0495 Zeno [2/2]
c.60; r.476-493Odoacer, King of Italy

*Shared Rule

u: Usurpers who became Emperors

Notes

Throughout AntiquityComplete the traditional BC/AD convention is replaced by xx-00-yy
and the term 'Roman Period' is used instead of 'Roman Iron Age'. More Information.


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