Military Leaders of the Roman Empire

The atlas holds 5 people and 153 moments here, from 27 BC to 337. The most recorded lives are Constantine the Great, Nero and Hadrian.

Notable people

  1. Constantine the Great

    from 272 to 337

    96 moments here

    Roman emperor from 306 to 337. Born at Naissus, Constantine served under Diocletian and Galerius in the eastern empire, joined his father in Britain,…

  2. Nero

    from 37 to 68

    19 moments here

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Roman emperor from 13 October 54 to 9 June 68. This chronology records securely documented physical…

  3. Hadrian

    from 76 to 138

    18 moments here

    Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian traveled extensively through the Roman Empire, inspecting frontiers and armies, intervening in provincial…

  4. Augustus

    from 27 BC to 14

    15 moments here

    Augustus, born Gaius Octavius and conventionally called Octavian before 27 BC, founded the Roman principate.…

  5. Tacitus

    from 88 to 112

    5 moments here

    Publius Cornelius Tacitus was a Roman historian, senator, orator, and provincial governor. His birth date and place are uncertain; he was probably…

Moments

  1. 27 BC Leaves Rome for Gaul Augustus
  2. 27 BC Maintains his principal Palatine residence Augustus
  3. 26 BC Campaigns personally against the Cantabrians Augustus
  4. 26 BC Governs from Tarraco Augustus
  5. 25 BC Retires ill to Tarraco Augustus
  6. 22 BC Receives Kushite peace envoys on Samos Augustus
  7. 22 BC Tours Sicily instead of seeking the consulship Augustus
  8. 16 BC Begins a three-year stay in Gaul Augustus
  9. 14 BC Works from Lugdunum and the Rhine frontier Augustus
  10. 9 BC Delivers a eulogy for Drusus Augustus
  11. 4 Adopts Tiberius in Rome Augustus
  12. 14 Attends games at Naples Augustus
  13. 14 Begins his final journey at Astura Augustus
  14. 14 Spends four days at his Capri villa Augustus
  15. 14 Dies while visiting Nola Augustus
  16. 37 Birth at Antium Nero
  17. 54 Accession before the Praetorian cohort Nero
  18. 59 Festival stay at Baiae Nero
  19. 59 Meeting Agrippina at Bauli Nero
  20. 64 Stop at Beneventum Nero
  21. 64 At Antium when the Great Fire began Nero
  22. 64 Return to fire-stricken Rome Nero
  23. 66 Arrival at Cassiope Nero
  24. 66 Coronation of Tiridates in the Roman Forum Nero
  25. 67 Isthmian proclamation at Corinth Nero
  26. 67 Olympic chariot competition Nero
  27. 67 Triumphal-style return to Rome Nero
  28. 67 Victors' entry into Albanum Nero
  29. 67 Victors' entry into Antium Nero
  30. 67 Victors' entry into Naples Nero
  31. 67 Visit to Delphi Nero
  32. 68 At Naples when news of revolt arrived Nero
  33. 68 Panic return to Rome Nero
  34. 68 Flight to Phaon's villa and death Nero
  35. 76 Born at Italica Hadrian
  36. 88 Secular Games service Tacitus
  37. 97 Funeral oration for Verginius Rufus Tacitus
  38. 100 Prosecution of Marius Priscus Tacitus
  39. 101 Accompanies Trajan in the First Dacian War Hadrian
  40. 104 Return to Rome Tacitus
  41. 112 Proconsulship of Asia Tacitus
  42. 118 Returns to Rome as emperor Hadrian
  43. 121 Inspects the Rhine and upper Danube frontiers Hadrian
  44. 122 Crosses into Britannia Hadrian
  45. 123 Returns to Antioch for Parthian diplomacy Hadrian
  46. 124 Visits Athens on his first imperial Greek tour Hadrian
  47. 125 Advances the Olympieion program at Athens Hadrian
  48. 128 Inspects Legio III Augusta at Lambaesis Hadrian
  49. 128 Tours Sicily and Roman Africa Hadrian
  50. 128 Inspects the cohort at Zarai Hadrian

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