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75Early Rome
Three influences - Greek, Etruscan and the local Italian cultures of Latium - were to shape the development of Rome. Later traditions attributed the foundation of the city to Romulus in 753 BC, but the true origins of the Roman state came in the 7th century BC, when the separate communities in the hills around Capitol Hill came together to form a single city as a centre for trade, religion and government.
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64Roman Emperor: Theodosius I
Theodosius I, or Flavius Theodosius, known as the Great, Byzantine Emperor, son of Theodosius, general of Valentinian I. He was proclaimed emperor of the East by Gratian in 379 and established Christianity throughout the region. The Olympic Games, which said to have been founded in 776 BC, were held regularly every four years until abolished by the Emperor Theodosius in 393 AD. He invaded Italy in 393, restoring unity to the empire and died in Milan. He was buried in Constantinople.
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67Roman Emperor - Julian
Flavius Claudius Julianus, born around 331 A.D. in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) the youngest son of Julius Constantius and Basilina, and nephew of Constantine the Great. He was brought up a Christian...
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66Roman Emperor - Diocletian
The emperor Diocletian (245 - 313 AD) was responsible for restoring stability to the Roman Empire after decades of anarchy. He is remembered for the reorganisation of the Roman army and the administration of the empire. Roman emperor 284 - 305, when he abdicated in favor of Galerius. He reorganized and subdivided the empire, with two joint and two subordinate emperors, and in 303 initiated severe persecution of Christians.
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77Roman Emperor - Constantine I
Constantine the Great, born Flavius Valerius Constantinus, at Naissus, in Upper Moesia (now Nish, Yugoslavia), 272 A.D. He was the illegitimate son of Emperor Constantius I and his mother was Flavia Helena....
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87The Roman Empire
The period which Rome controlled most of the Mediterranean world is known as the Roman Empire. The term empire refers to both the extent of Rome's territories and the type of rule. The length of time and vastness of the area spanned by Rome's empire make it almost impossible to generalise about its features. At its greatest extent it stretched from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to Mesopotamia in the east, along the Rhine and Danube frontiers to the north and the top of Africa to the south.
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83Roman Emperor - Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius has symbolised, for many generations, the Golden Age of the Roman Empire. A conscientious and self-sacrificing emperor, his claim to the attention of subsequent ages has been greater because, with the exception of Cicero, he is one of the few figures of classical antiquity whose individual personality can still be apprehended through his writings: The Meditations, or 'soliloquies', and some of his private correspondence.
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74Roman Emperor - Aurelian
Aurelian was born Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, probably in Illyricum (now Yugoslavia). A successful soldier, he was chosen emperor by his troops on the death of Claudius II. He became emperor in 270 and ruled until 275, when a group of officers murdered him. Part of the wall he started to build around Rome still stands.
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64Roman Emperor - Septimius Severus
The only African born Roman citizen to become emperor. Born in Leptis Magna in North Africa (Libya) in 146 AD Lucius Septimius Severus, rose to promenience and reigned as emperor from 193 AD to 211 AD.
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94Roman Emperor - Hadrian
Hadrian's official name was Publius Aelius Hadrian. He was born in Spain. His father died during Hadrian's youth, and Trajan, Hadrian's cousin, became his guardian. Trajan became emperor in 98. Hadrian became emperor after Trajan's death in 117.
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