Julio-Claudian Emperors
The successors of Julius Caesar, the first five emperors of Rome, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero.
12 Caesars
Annotated gallery of the first 12 emperors of ancient Rome.
Annotated gallery of the first 12 emperors of ancient Rome.
Augustus
Augustus, a fascinating and controversial man, may have been the most important figure in Roman history. Through his long life (63 B.C. - A.D. 14) and deeds, the failing Republic was converted to a Principate that endured for centuries
Augustus, a fascinating and controversial man, may have been the most important figure in Roman history. Through his long life (63 B.C. - A.D. 14) and deeds, the failing Republic was converted to a Principate that endured for centuries
Germanicus Caesar
Germanicus Caesar was one of the Julio-Claudians, although he didn't make it to emperor of Rome.
Germanicus Caesar was one of the Julio-Claudians, although he didn't make it to emperor of Rome.
Poppaea Sabina
Poppaea Sabina - Claim to Fame: Poppaea Sabina was the mistress of one Roman emperor, Nero, at the same time she was the wife of Marcus Salvius Otho -- later to become one of the emperors in the year of the four.
Poppaea Sabina - Claim to Fame: Poppaea Sabina was the mistress of one Roman emperor, Nero, at the same time she was the wife of Marcus Salvius Otho -- later to become one of the emperors in the year of the four.
Caligula
Tiberius' successor, the Emperor Caligula, filled his four years on the throne with a reign of terror that may have been the result of a medical condition.
Tiberius' successor, the Emperor Caligula, filled his four years on the throne with a reign of terror that may have been the result of a medical condition.
Claudius
The Julio-Claudian emperor and successor of Caligula, satirized by Seneca's Apocolocyntosis and popularized by Robert Graves' I, Claudius.
The Julio-Claudian emperor and successor of Caligula, satirized by Seneca's Apocolocyntosis and popularized by Robert Graves' I, Claudius.
Nero
Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome, who was immortalized by the anachronistic image of him fiddling while Rome burned.
Nero was the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors of Rome, who was immortalized by the anachronistic image of him fiddling while Rome burned.
Tiberius
Tiberius (born Nov. 16, 42 B.C. and died March 16, A.D. 37) followed Augustus as emperor of Rome.
Tiberius (born Nov. 16, 42 B.C. and died March 16, A.D. 37) followed Augustus as emperor of Rome.
The Annals, by P. Cornelius Tacitus, Book I
The primary source (from antiquity) we have for information on the Julio-Claudian emperors.
The primary source (from antiquity) we have for information on the Julio-Claudian emperors.
Stemmata of the Julio-Claudian emperors
The lines of consanguinity among the first five emperors are hard to keep straight. Even with this chart, it will take time to unravel the bloodline, marriage and adoption threads, but it's a useful reference tool.
The lines of consanguinity among the first five emperors are hard to keep straight. Even with this chart, it will take time to unravel the bloodline, marriage and adoption threads, but it's a useful reference tool.