§ Quantized History #16

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August 19, 43 BC » Octavian compels Roman Senate to elect him Consul


First Roman Emperor

Augustus, known as Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus after adoption by his great uncle, Julius Caesar, came into his inheritance after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. Octavian restored the facade of the Roman Republic, with governmental power vested in the Roman Senate. But in practice he retained his autocratic power over the formally republican state, which became known as the Roman Empire.

A Baker's Dozen of Roman Emperors

1. Augustus — Reign: 16 January 27 BC - 19 August AD 14
2. Tiberius — Reign: 19 August 14 AD - 16 March 37 AD
3. Caligula — Reign: 18 March 37 AD - 24 January 41 AD
4. Claudius — Reign: 24 January 41 AD - 13 October 54 AD
5. Nero — Reign: October 54 AD - 11 June 68 AD
6. Galba — Reign: 8 June 68 AD - 15 January 69 AD
7. Otho — Reign: 15 January 69 AD - 16 April 69 AD
8. Vitellius — Reign: 17 April 69 AD - 20 December 69 AD
9. Vespasian — Reign: 1 July 69 AD - 24 June 79 AD
10. Titus — Reign: 24 June 79 AD - 13 September 81 AD
11. Domitian — Reign: 14 September 81 AD - 18 September 96 AD
12. Nerva — Reign: 18 September 96 AD - 27 January 98 AD
13. Trajan — Reign: 28 January 98 AD - 7 August 117 AD