Early Roman Empire (27 BC-AD 193), Chronology, Roman Empire

Early Roman Empire, Chronology: Year of the Four Emperors (69); Flavian Dynasty (69-96)

69: Year of the Four Emperors

06 Galba (68.06-69.01)

68-74 Rhine-Danube Frontier [1/5]

07 Ortho (69.01-69.04)

69 Battle: Forum Julii (southeast France)
69 Battle: Locus Castorum (northern Italy)
69.04.16 Battle: Bedriacum (Lombardy)

08 Vitellius (69.04-69.12)

69.10.24 Battle: Bedriacum (Lombardy)
69 War: Oea v. Leptis Magna (Africa)
70 Defeated: Garamantes (North Africa)

69-96 Flavian Dynasty

09 Vespasian (69.07-79.06)

69 Battle: Moesia (Bulgaria) (spring)
69 Revolt: Lingones (France)
69 Battle: Moesia (Bulgaria) (autumn)
69 Revolt: Batavi (Netherlands)
69 Batavi besieged Vetera (Germany)
70 Battle: Augusta Treverorum (Germany)
70 Battle: Vetera (Germany)
70 Battle: Batavia (Netherlands)
74 Battle: Raetia (Austria)
69-74 First Jewish Revolt
70 Siege: Jerusalem      (Israel)
71 Siege: Herodium (Israel)
72 Siege: Machaerus (Jordan)
73-74 Siege: Masada (Israel)
69-78 Further conquest in Britain [1/3]
71 Fort at Eboracum (=York) established
72 Fort at Luguvalium (=Carlisle) established
78 Defeated: Silures (south Wales)
78-84 Further conquest in Britain [2/3]
78-84 Julius Agricola governor of Britain
78 Silures (Wales) subdued

10 Titus (79.06-81.09)

79 Eruption of Vesuvius (Campania)
80 Serious fire in Rome
80-81 Usurper: Terentius Maximus (Asia)
81 Plague in Rome

11 Domitian (81-96)

83 Battle: Mons Graupius (Scotland)
83-92 Rhine-Danube Frontier [2/5]
83-85 Domitian’s was against the Chatti
84 Increased pay of the army
85/6 Decebalus (Dacia) invaded Moesia
86-88 Dacian War
86 Battle: First Tapae (Dacia, Romania)
86/7 Defeated: Nasamones (Cyrenaica)
87 Province: Moesia Inferior (east)
87 Province: Moesia Superior (west)
88 Battle: Second Tapae (Dacia, Romania)
89 Usurper: Antonius Saturninus (Germania)

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