Byzantium had first been reconstructed in the time of Septimius Severus not just as a Roman city, but modelled on Rome itself, on and around seven hills. Later Constantine the Great chose it as his new capital, renaming it Constantinople, and it remained the capital of the eastern part of the Roman empire. Arcadius (reign …
Constantine II, Constantius II and Constans Flavius Claudius Constantinus Born in February AD ca. 317. Consul AD 320, 321, 324. Became emperor of Rome in AD 337. Died near Aquileia, AD 340. Read More: Constantine II Flavius Julius Constantius Born in August AD 317. Became emperor in AD 337. Died at Mopsucrene in Cilicia, AD …
Second Crisis of the Empire, AD 193-194 Pertinax Publius Helvius Pertinax Born on 1 August AD 126 at Alba Pompeia in Liguria. Consul AD 120, 139, 140, 145. Became emperor in 1 January AD 193. Wife: Flavia Titiana (one son; Publius HelviusPertinax; one daughter; name unknown. Died in Rome, 28 March AD 193. Deified 1 …
The ‘Five Good Emperors’ Nerva Marcus Cocceius Nerva Born on 8 November AD 30 at Narnia. Consul AD 71, 90, 97, 98. Became emperor in 18 September AD 96. Wives unknown. Adopted by Trajan as successor October AD 97. Died in Rome, 28 January AD 98. With the murder of Domitian there was no member …
Augustus Gaius Julius Octavius – Augustus Born on 23 September 63 BC in Rome, son of Gaius Octavius and Aita, niece of Julius Caesar, who adopted him as his heir. Consul 43, 33, 31-23 BC. Effectively became emperor in 27 BC, with extended powers in 23 BC. Married (1) Claudia, (2) Scribonia (one daughter; Julia), …
Carthage is indisputably of key importance to Roman history. The first great imperial opponent of Rome, they took the Romans to the very brink of defeat. The battles in the titanic struggle between the two powers helped forge the Roman legions and navies into the supreme fighting force in the Mediterranean. But the annihilation which …