Rise of Julius
Julius Caesar invaded this part of the world in the 50s AD.
Gaul
Augustus Caesar is the name by which we know a person with this original first name.
Octavian
Tiberius
This Emperor, who only ruled about two years, was responsible (before becoming emperor) for the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple.
Titus
This rather boring Emperor was a Roman Gaul.
Antoninus Pius
Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix at this famous battle.
Battle of Alesia
Augustus defeated Mark Antony for good at this battle in Greece.
This Emperor, rather nuts, was known as "Little Boots" because he had worn tiny soldier boots when living in the war-camp of his father.
This Emperor was an old Senator who is largely called "Good" because he quickly abdicated in favor of a way more popular figure.
Nerva
This rather not-boring Emperor was a lover of all things Greek and a great builder, including of a wall that established the modern border of Scotland.
Hadrian
Julius Caesar had his only biological son with this woman.
Cleopatra
After he seized Egypt, Augustus had both Caesarion and the oldest son of Antony killed; the rest of the children of Antony were raised by this woman.
Octavia
Nero
Vespasian
This Emperor was assassinated in 235 AD, setting off the 3rd Century Crisis.
Severus Alexander (I reversed the names when I gave them to you!)
Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River in order to attack and defeat this rival Roman general.
Pompey
Augustus came to be known as the "first citizen" of Rome, which is usually translated by this Latin word.
Princeps
This Emperor oversaw the conquest of Brittania - and to think, people originally thought he was slow in the head!
Claudius
This universally-beloved Emperor was originally from Spain, and he marched far into Parthia before dying of a sudden illness in Asia Minor.
Trajan
This Emperor was captured and eventually stuffed by the Persians, ending up as a prized offering in one of their temples.
Valerian
Julius Caesar was the first Roman general to set foot on this island.
Brittania
Even though he died in Egypt before the "Pax Romana," this person was actually the biological ancestor of most of the Julio-Claudian emperors.
Mark Antony
Augustus
This philosophical Emperor spent much of his time fighting in Dacia and on the Danube, especially after his adoptive brother Verus died in Persia.
Marcus Aurelius
This Emperor, ruling only five years, reconquered much of the Empire, including the breakaway regions of Gaul and the Palmyrene Empire.
Aurelian