History: Good Emperors

Posted on Sun 16 October 2022 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

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.


History: Pax Romana

Posted on Sun 09 October 2022 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

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 …


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History: Flavians

Posted on Sun 02 October 2022 in history • Tagged with history, dynasty

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 …


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History: praetorian guard

Posted on Sun 25 September 2022 in history • Tagged with definition, dictionary

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 …


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History: Livy

Posted on Sun 18 September 2022 in history • Tagged with history, person

59 BCE- 17 CE - Livy was an important Roman historian. His crowning work, History of Rome, encompassed 142 books and chronicled the history of the city from its inception to 9 BCE. Livy was originally from northern Italy, but came to reside in Rome for his later life. It is …


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History: Ovid

Posted on Sun 11 September 2022 in history • Tagged with history, person

43 BCE- 18 CE - Ovid is said to be the last of the great poets of the Roman golden age. Ovid's work takes a carefree approach to traditional Roman values, and often lampooned them. His famous works include Amores, a series of love poems, Metamorphoses, and The Art of Love …


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