On this day in AD 4, Gaius (Julius) Caesar died in the province of Lycia, aged 23 or 24.
February 21, 2016
Text by Harry Tanton Image by Mint Imperials Gaius was the eldest son of Augustus’ close friend and loyal ally, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, and the emperor’s only daughter, Julia the Elder. He was born in Rome in 20 BC. Lacking a biological male heir, in 17 BC when Gaius was only three years old, Augustus …
On this day in AD133 the emperor Didius Julianus was born
January 30, 2016
Julianus is an intriguing individual, and his journey to becoming emperor was a controversial one.
On this day in AD 41, the Roman emperor Caligula was murdered in Rome.
January 24, 2016
Mad, bad and dangerous to know?
On this day in AD 192, the Roman emperor Commodus was murdered.
December 31, 2015
The emperor was strangled in his bath by Narcissus, a wrestler who was tasked with the deed by a small group of conspirators.
On this day in 3BC the Roman emperor Galba was born
December 24, 2015
Galba was born into an ancient and noble family, the Sulpicii, at a country villa near the town of Tarracina (around 50 miles southeast of Rome).
On this day in AD 37, the Roman emperor Nero was born at Antium, in Italy
December 15, 2015
The emperor who supposedly fiddle while Rome burned…
On this day in AD 311, the Roman emperor, Diocletian, died at his palace in Split
December 3, 2015
We are told that it ended in insanity
On this day in 43 BC, the Lex Titia was passed at Rome
November 27, 2015
The passage of the Lex Titia legalized the collective rule of three statesmen over the Roman Republic and effectively signified its demise and the rise of autocracy: by the terms of the law Lepidus, Marc Antony, and Octavian (the future emperor Augustus) formed what is known today as the Second Triumvirate.
On this day in AD284 Diocletian became emperor
November 20, 2015
Before becoming emperor, Diocles (for this seems to have been his birth name) had been a successful leader in the military field.
On this day in AD308 Licinius became Augustus in the West
November 11, 2015
He also had the good fortune to be a childhood friend of the future emperor Galerius; this relationship would prove to be important in Licinius’ rise to power.
