37- 68 - Nero was a Roman Emperor who is widely regarded to have been inconsequential in his rule. It is said that Nero "fiddled while Rome burned." This statement may indicate that Nero had a propensity for good spirit and lack of leadership. Nero was deposed after a Spanish Revolt …

4 BCE- 65 CE - Seneca was a politician and aristocrat who was educated in the philosophy of Stoicism. He was Nero's tutor and assisted in governing in the first five years of Nero's rule. Later Seneca began to withdraw from politics, however he could not extricate himself completely. In 65 …

The Five Good Emperors where Nerva, 96- 98 CE , Trajan, 98- 117 CE , Hadrian, 117- 138 , Antonius Pius, 138- 161 CE , and Marcus Aurelius, 161- 180 CE. The era of the Five Good Emperors is known as the Pax Romana, it was a time of peace and prosperity.

96- 180 CE -- The Pax Romana was a period of peace and goodwill in post republican Rome. The era is marked by the rule of the Five "Good Emperors". These rulers respected ruling classes and the senate, did not perform arbitrary executions, maintained peace and were generally beneficent to the …

69- 96 CE - The Flavian Dynasty includes the Roman rulers Vespasian, 69- 79 CE , Titus, 79- 81 CE , Domitian, 81- 96 CE. The time of the Flavian Dynasty was one of the first eras where Roman rulers referred to themselves as Emperors, thus signifying a final transition from republican ideals …

The praetorian guard was an elite infantry created by Augustus and charged with the task of guarding the princeps. The princeps was a person without strict legal right to rule, however they possessed great imperium, along with extraordinary political influence. The praetorian guard consisted of 9,000 troops and signified …