Who am I?
Caesar's nephew who became the first emperor of Rome
Octavius (Octavian/Augustus)
He also defeated Antony & Cleopatra at the battle of Actium.
He was also Caesar when Jesus was born
"Veni, vidi, vici"
Julius Caesar
March 15th (day of Caesar's assassination)
Ides of March
Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem
70 AD
The 1st and 2nd emperors
Augustus
Tiberius
Conquered Gaul and then crossed the Rubicon
Julius Caesar
He also was a great orator, scholar, statesman, and soldier
"I would rather be first here than second in Rome."
"I have lost a day."
Titus
the Flavian Amphitheater
Colosseum
Assassination of Julius Caesar
44 BC
The 3rd and 4th emperors
Caius (Caligula)
Claudius
Rome's greatest orator
Cicero
Nero
three-man ruling body
triumvirate
Beginning of the Roman Empire
27 BC
The 5th and 6th emperors
Nero
Galba
He was Caesar when Jesus was crucified
Tiberius
"...the time will come when I shall be the master of the Romans."
Octavius (Augustus)
Rome's national epic, written by Virgil
the Aeneid
Great fire of Rome & Nero's persecution
64 AD
The 7th and 8th emperors
Otho
Vitellius
The members of the first triumvirate
Caesar, Pompey, Crassus
(The 2nd triumvirate was Octavian, Antony, Lepidus)
"In that young man there is many a Marius."
Sulla
elite solders who guard the emperor
Praetorian Guard
Octavian (Augustus) rules Roman Empire / Beginning of the Roman Empire
27 BC
The 9th and 10th emperors
Vespasian
Titus